![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/usas-biggest-ever-lotto-winner-sued-her-own-son-and-died-in-bitter-family-feud/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/0_Usa-Powerball-Winner-Jun-2013.jpg&description=Cash rules everything around her - when Gloria C. MacKenzie became the country's biggest and oldest lottery winner, she didn't expect the family feud that would take over her life and well-being, as she eventually died without any resolutions When 84-year-old Gloria MacKenzie won the $590.5 million prize from the lottery, she was elated - thinking she'd spend her older years in the lap of luxury and be able to pass down money to her children and grandchildren. And she did, for a while. Until it turned out that her son was allegedly "misusing" the funds she entrusted to him. The judge never did pass a final ruling before the woman died in February 2021, living in a squalid duplex. Her after-tax haul was about $278 million. She sued her son for damages in excess of $10 million just five years later. MacKenzie alleged that her son and his investment manager each lived off the money while "poorly investing the proceeds," according to her lawsuit filed by attorney Gregory Anderson. For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US In reasons that baffled everyone surrounding the case, the son, who could have hired a top firm to handle his mother's money and investments, instead chose Hank Madden of Madden Advisory Services, who hosts a local call-in Saturday morning financial advice show on the radio. The accusations weren't a simple dispute about money. According to 40-pages of court documents, the son had "convinced" Gloria that he had pitched in $5 the time she got the winning ticket, making "half of her winnings" his. His mother argued that the financial advisor who was hired neglected to do anything with the winnings. He was to invest the money in causes that would earn more for the family. Instead, they all lost millions in the process. According to Jacksonville.com, the son was sued for "negligence, conspiracy to misrepresent and breach of fiduciary duty." Court documents also state that her son and his actions were "not d){kind=link}
Cash rules everything around her – when Gloria C. MacKenzie became the country’s biggest and oldest lottery winner, she didn’t expect the family feud that would take over her life and well-being, as she eventually died without any resolutions
When 84-year-old Gloria MacKenzie won the $590.5 million prize from the lottery, she was elated – thinking she’d spend her older years in the lap of luxury and be able to pass down money to her children and grandchildren.
And she did, for a while. Until it turned out that her son was allegedly “misusing” the funds she entrusted to him. The judge never did pass a final ruling before the woman died in February 2021, living in a squalid duplex.
Her after-tax haul was about $278 million. She sued her son for damages in excess of $10 million just five years later. MacKenzie alleged that her son and his investment manager each lived off the money while “poorly investing the proceeds,” according to her lawsuit filed by attorney Gregory Anderson.
For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US