Why am I not surprised?

[Hump66]

Remember the Michigan lady who won the lottery and was still collecting food stamps?

http://news.yahoo.com/michigan-1-mi...are-fraud-230559229--abc-news-topstories.html

A woman who admitted to receiving food stamps after winning $1 million on a Michigan state lotto game show was found dead today.
The circumstances surrounding Amanda Clayton's death were not immediately released by police, but ABC News' Detroit affiliate WXYZ-TV reported that sources within the police department said they suspect the woman died of an overdose.
An autopsy is pending on Clayton's body, which was found at a home in Ecorse, Mich., police said.
Clayton, who became a millionaire after her big win last September, caused outrage earlier this year when it was revealed she was continuing to get $200 in monthly food aid from the state.
According to the attorney general's office, Clayton failed to report her winnings and employment while receiving $5,475 in food and medical assistance.
"It's simply common sense that million dollar lottery winners forfeit their right to public assistance," Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette said in a statement. "We will continue to work with local, state and federal authorities to uphold state laws intended to ensure wise stewardship of taxpayer dollars."
Michigan public assistance programs require participants to report income and employment.
She pleaded no contest to welfare fraud and was sentenced to probation in July.

 

[ArGyLe64]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...1SdvpVzJSclK1jYtQBUvBVDrtIU5br/59mrHG+ucjZ/rg

Amanda Clayton, who caused a stir by continuing to take food stamps after winning the state lottery's $1 million 'Make Me Rich!' game show, was found dead in her home of a possible drug overdose.

(Photo: AP)
Story Highlights

• Amanda Clayton won lotto in 2011
• Was charged with felony welfare fraud in July
• Found dead in her home of possible overdose

7:38PM EST September 29. 2012 - DETROIT -- Amanda Clayton, who caused a stir by continuing to take food stamps after winning the state lottery's $1 million Make Me Rich! game show, has died of a possible drug overdose, police said Saturday.
Clayton was found dead by police at about 9 a.m. at a home in Ecorse, Ecorse police Sgt. Cornelius Herring said.
No further details were released by police.
Clayton was propelled into the spotlight after a local news outlet learned she had won the game show in September 2011 but continued to take welfare benefits. At the time, she said she was entitled to the payments because she still needed help.
She was charged by Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette with felony welfare fraud and was sentenced to nine months of probation in late July. She was also ordered to repay the roughly $5,500 in food and medical assistance she received after winning the windfall.
State law requires that anyone with income changes on assistance programs report those changes within 10 days. Clayton was on food assistance from 2010 to 2012, and despite having a job for four months in 2011, she did not report the change to the state, even though it is unclear if that would have affected her eligibility for benefits

 

[Hump66]

Beat ya by 2 hours.

http://www.okshooters.com/showthread.php?152880-Why-am-I-not-surprised

 

[ArGyLe64]

WTF?!?!?! I looked and it wasn't showing on the forum. Lame servers.

At least my post has photos. :-p

 

[criticalbass]

Not unusual for winning the lottery to have no effect on the basic problems that plague an individual.

I suspect that there will be a lot of abuse heaped on this sad woman. Obviously she made a cold, rational choice to steal five grand or so when she had all that money.

 

[ArGyLe64]

Not unusual for winning the lottery to have no effect on the basic problems that plague an individual.

I suspect that there will be a lot of abuse heaped on this sad woman. Obviously she made a cold, rational choice to steal five grand or so when she had all that money.

I remember hearing about her when she won the lottery. I though to myself "What a piece of trash!". Well, she did the tax payers a favor by offing herself.

 

[flatwins]

I'd imagine the extra income allowed her to buy some really sweet drugs to feed her wonderful habit.

Sarcasm content of this post: 100%

 

[kinggabby]

Got some of those designer drugs.

 

[Werewolf]

Good example of why drugs should be 100% legal. It's called the Darwin effect and it would do wonders at getting a really good start on cleaning up the gene pool.

 

[makeithappen]

It was only a matter of time before this drain on society took care of itself.