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SOB · « **on:** October 28, 2005, 08:20:13 PM »

Ain't Karma a *****?

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Police: Winning lottery ticket purchased with stolen credit card

Friday, October 28, 2005; Posted: 10:17 a.m. EDT (14:17 GMT)

MEDFORD, Oregon (AP) -- A woman bought a winning lottery ticket worth $1 million with a stolen credit card and could wind up with nothing if convicted, police said.

Christina Goodenow, 38, of White City in southern Oregon faced numerous theft-related charges, forgery and possession of methamphetamine, said authorities, who searched her home Thursday. The card belonged to a deceased relative, they said.

If convicted of any of the charges, Goodenow will not be able to collect prize money from the winning ticket, said police Lt. Tim George.

Oregon Lottery officials refused to discuss specifics of the case because an investigation is still under way.

"I'll be fascinated to see how this shakes out," Lottery spokesman Chuck Baumann said. "In my 12 years with the Oregon Lottery, this is the first time I've encountered something like this."

Goodenow purchased the winning ticket October 9 using a credit card that had belonged to her mother-in-law, who died more than a year ago, police said.

Goodenow traveled to Oregon Lottery headquarters in Salem on October 12 to accept an installment payment of $33,500. The $1 million grand prize is paid out over 20 years.

Detectives began tracking Goodenow on Wednesday after learning that she had used the credit card to purchase several items, including the ticket.

A search warrant served at her home Thursday turned up some methamphetamine, but little money, George said.

"Our investigation is still trying to determine what happened to the $33,500," George said.

Gunslinger · « **Reply #1 on:** October 28, 2005, 08:24:27 PM »

yea I read this today and LMAO. Sucks to be her. At least she got 30K out of the deal and they don't know were it is yet. She can spend that on lawyer fees if they catch her.

EDIT: What I don't understand is if the Mother In Law was dead what was the card doing still active. If the woman was still making the payments no harm no foul as far as I'm concerned but usually using a credit card of a dead person comes back "declined"

Sandman · « **Reply #2 on:** October 28, 2005, 09:08:19 PM »

She should talk to Earl.

rpm · « **Reply #3 on:** October 28, 2005, 09:22:34 PM »

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She should talk to Earl.

Or Carson Daly.

Gunslinger · « **Reply #4 on:** October 28, 2005, 09:42:15 PM »

I'd like to quote our good canadian liberal friend Nash

"this has the roots of Karma written all over it"