![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/lottery-winner-family-sued-for-half-their-jackpot-by-man-in-prison-theyve-never-met/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_lotto-hp-1.jpg&description=The payouts awarded by Powerball and other types of lotteries can be eye watering but that comes with its own risks. Families revelling in their newfoudn wealth have been known to be hit with lawsuits and even have to hire security Winning big on the lottery is undoubtedly life changing but sometimes those changes aren't always for the best. Some winners have had to hire private security to protect their newfound fortunes as people come out of the woodwork looking for a piece of the money. Lawsuits are often launched for people wanting a cut of the payout. One 'lucky' family won $1.6 billion only to be hit with a bizarre lawsuit from a man in jail they had never met. The 2016 lawsuit was brought via a handwritten note, riddled with spelling mistakes, from a federal prisoner who once sued actress Anne Hathaway for not visiting him in prison. The Robinson family, from Munford, Tennessee, won big on the Powerball, netting $1.6 billion, before taxes. But as they revealed Jonathan Lee Riches, also known as Jihadi Schitz, launched a lawsuit against the Multistate Lottery Commission, Powerball and the Robinson family. For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US. In the barely legible suit, which Mr Riches had written himself, claimed he is the real winner of the lottery after sending Robinson's daughter $20 from his prison trust fund to buy the ticket. He claimed he had been in frequent written contact with Ms Tiffany Robinson and wanted her to give the money to her parents to buy the lottery tickets, which otherwise they could not have afforded. Mr Riches alleged that Tiffany was going to convert to Islam, "murry him" and they would move to a remote island full of milk and honey. He claimed that because he put the money in, he should be entitled to half the winnings. The Robinson's, on the other hand, had other plans. In the wake of the win they appeared on the Today show saying they have become unexpected celebrities in the){kind=link}
The payouts awarded by Powerball and other types of lotteries can be eye watering but that comes with its own risks. Families revelling in their newfoudn wealth have been known to be hit with lawsuits and even have to hire security
Winning big on the lottery is undoubtedly life changing but sometimes those changes aren’t always for the best. Some winners have had to hire private security to protect their newfound fortunes as people come out of the woodwork looking for a piece of the money.
Lawsuits are often launched for people wanting a cut of the payout. One ‘lucky’ family won $1.6 billion only to be hit with a bizarre lawsuit from a man in jail they had never met.
The 2016 lawsuit was brought via a handwritten note, riddled with spelling mistakes, from a federal prisoner who once sued actress Anne Hathaway for not visiting him in prison.
The Robinson family, from Munford, Tennessee, won big on the Powerball, netting $1.6 billion, before taxes. But as they revealed Jonathan Lee Riches, also known as Jihadi Schitz, launched a lawsuit against the Multistate Lottery Commission, Powerball and the Robinson family.