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The pair also received about \u00a3950,000 in tax refunds by reporting false gambling losses.<\/p>\n
To avoid detection, the Jaafars paid \u201crunners\u201d to unlawfully claim lottery prizes on their behalf.<\/p>\n
Following their arrest the men were found guilty and were ordered to pay \u00a34.7million in restitution and forfeit their profits.<\/p>\n
Ali was sentenced to five years in prison and Yousef was jailed for four.<\/p>\n
Crystal meth ring<\/h2>\n <\/p>\n
Ronnie Music Jr., from Georgia, was flush after winning a whopping \u00a32.3m on a scratch card in\u00a02015.<\/p>\n
But rather than go on a spending spree, he ploughed his cash into a drug trafficking ring.<\/p>\n
His winnings\u00a0reportedly helped front\u00a0a drug operation being run from Calhoun State Prison, which trafficked crystal meth across the US.<\/p>\n
In September 2015, a number of Ronnie' s co-conspirators were\u00a0arrested after attempting to sell large quantities of meth allegedly supplied by him.<\/p>\n
A court document stated: "Mr Music observed the transaction and the bust, but did not stop his involvement in the drug business."<\/p>\n
Ronnie was arrested not long after and was found to be in possession of meth and \u00a317,000 in cash.<\/p>\n
Cops raided his home and found 11\u00a0firearms\u00a0including assault-style weapons, a prohibited sawed-off shotgun and a stolen revolver.<\/p>\n
Ronnie pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to traffic large amounts of methamphetamine and to being a felon in possession of firearms. On April 3, 2017 he was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison.<\/p>\n
Murder charge<\/h2>\n <\/p>\n
Willie Hurt hit the jackpot in 1989, bagging \u00a32.8m – but shortly afterwards the Michigan man's life spiralled.<\/p>\n
He chose to receive the sum in \u00a3123,000 instalments every month for 20 years, but within a year he was hooked on cocaine and divorced.<\/p>\n
In 1991, his uncontrollable behaviour led to a fateful evening with a woman called Wendy Kimmey at the Burkewood Inn.<\/p>\n
The pair downed alcohol and snorted drugs and ended up having an argument, allegedly when he ran out of cocaine. <\/p>\n
Wendy was later found dead in the hotel room with a bullet wound in her head.<\/p>\n
Willie turned himself in to Ingham County police and was sent for psychiatric evaluation and charged with murder. The verdict was never made public.<\/p>\n
Poisonous lies<\/h2>\n <\/p>\n
When Ontario woman Ibi Roncaioli and a friend won \u00a35.8m on the Lotto in 1991 they amicably chose to split it in half.<\/p>\n
But what followed was a string of secrets, lies – and eventually, murder.<\/p>\n
Ibi decided to spend her cash without telling her husband, Hungarian-born gynaecologist Joseph Roncaioli.<\/p>\n
Jealousy and confusion took over and in 2003, Dr Roncioli poisoned Ibi with painkillers and she died. He was subsequently convicted of manslaughter in 2008.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors said in his trial that the doctor, 72, was upset his wife splashed the cash without leaving a chunk for their retirement.<\/p>\n
It was also alleged she gave away \u00a31.5m on a son whose existence was a secret from her other two boys; \u00a3637K to a son she had with Roncaioli, and roughly the same amount to a son from a different father, who lived with them.<\/p>\n
The court heard the former beauty shop owner was a secret alcoholic and the couple led largely separate lives in their mansion, which had an indoor swimming pool and sauna.<\/p>\n
The doctor's defense argued that his wife's drug and alcohol issues were an "intervening cause" in her death, according to\u00a0The Toronto\u00a0Star.<\/p>\n
'It's a curse'<\/h2>\n \n <\/p>\n
Lottery winner Lee Ryan was dubbed the 'Lotto Lag' when he landed his jackpot while awaiting trial for handling stolen cars.<\/p>\n
But the Brit later labelled\u00a0the millions\u00a0he won a "curse" because of the turmoil that followed, which included two divorces and two years sleeping rough.<\/p>\n
The now 62-year-old took home\u00a0a mammoth \u00a36.5m in 1995, but couldn't enjoy it until nine months later as he was banged up.<\/p>\n
On his release Ryan splurged his cash on a \u00a31m country mansion, a \u00a3125,000 plane, \u00a3235,000 Bell JetRanger helicopter and a fleet of luxury cars, including a Bentley, Ferrari,\u00a0Porsche\u00a0and BMW, all with personalised number plates.<\/p>\n
But it all went horribly wrong when his relationships with friends and family became fractured, his housekeeper nicked \u00a340K, an arsonist targeted his Ferrari and a kidnap plot forced him to hire an ex-SAS soldier as a bodyguard to protect his kids.<\/p>\n
In 2003 Ryan and wife Karen split, and he later moved to Kyrgyzstan\u00a0to be with his 24-year-old student girlfriend, Jika.<\/p>\n
There he squandered \u00a32m on failed business ventures and\u00a0property\u00a0investments, and an attempt to build a fish farm fell foul of local mafia.<\/p>\n
By 2010, Ryan was on his second divorce and returned to London with nothing but a sleeping bag. He spent the next two years sleeping on the streets.<\/p>\n
In August this year he revealed he's now happily working as a painter and decorator.<\/p>\n
'King of the Chavs'<\/h2>\n \n <\/p>\n
When Michael Carroll threw a party, the neighbours certainly knew about it.<\/p>\n
Naked women reportedly carried trays of cocaine and on occasion the festivities descended into an orgy where he bedded eight women at a time.<\/p>\n
It came after the former refuse worker won \u00a39.7m on the lotto and vowed to spend every penny of it.<\/p>\n
Dubbing himself "King of Chavs", Carrol spent his winnings on drugs, booze, a six-bedroom house in Norfolk and even invested \u00a31m in the Glasgow Rangers.<\/p>\n
He also had to pay out his ex-wife \u00a31.4m in a divorce settlement.<\/p>\n
Since winning big in 2002, Carrol has served three\u00a0prison\u00a0sentences and appeared in\u00a0court\u00a0more than 30 times for offences including dangerous\u00a0driving\u00a0and affray.<\/p>\n
Winning ticket to jail<\/h2>\n <\/p>\n
As Barry Shell smiled for the camera after winning the \u00a32.5million jackpot, he had no idea it would tip off the cops.<\/p>\n
In July 2009, the Brampton man had just picked up his winnings from Ontario Lottery and Gaming headquarters when things took a turn for the worse.<\/p>\n
Police promptly arrested him on outstanding criminal charges and he was taken into custody.<\/p>\n
A warrant for Shell's arrest was issued after he failed to show up for court in 2003.<\/p>\n
He later faced charges of failing to appear, theft under \u00a33,000 and possession of property obtained by crime.<\/p>\n
Diabolical benders<\/h2>\n \n <\/p>\n
After winning an incredible \u00a313million in the lottery in 2017, aged 22, Aussie Joshua Winslet blew his fortune in just three years.<\/p>\n
Enjoying a taste of the high life, he ditched his day job and turned to a life of debauchery.<\/p>\n
Joshua's parents managed his winnings through a trust fund, but it didn't stop his drug addiction.<\/p>\n
Shocking images released by South Australia's District\u00a0Court\u00a0showed the inside of his trashed New Port mansion.<\/p>\n
Empty bottles of booze, bongs, bags of MDMA, cocaine and marijuana appeared to be littered around the bachelor pad.<\/p>\n
Another snap showed a large bowl filled with a mystery white powder inside his fridge, alongside packs of Red Bull and beer.<\/p>\n
Cops\u00a0raided the "party house" in 2020 and found an unlicensed firearm Mauser handgun and ammunition hidden in his bathroom.<\/p>\n
A horde of illegal substances including 28.3 grams of MDMA and 2.27g of cocaine were also seized.<\/p>\n
Investigators received a tip-off the\u00a0lottery\u00a0winner was allegedly manufacturing drugs at the property.<\/p>\n
Winslet, now 27, pleaded guilty to supplying MDMA and possessing a firearm without a licence.<\/p>\n
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The sentence was suspended on a two-year good behaviour bond, with supervision.<\/p>\n
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