The winner of a Mega Millions lottery jackpot worth more than $1 billion has been accused in a lawsuit of lying about sharing his winnings with his family.
The lucky gambler, known in court filings only as John Doe, won $1.35 billion and collected the lump sum of about $500 million after taxes.
He then sued his daughter’s mother, named Sara Smith in court papers, after she violated a non-disclosure agreement by informing his family of his win.
Now, a new set of court documents has been reported for the first time The everyday beast have made matters even more complicated.
The winner’s father, a former police chief now in his 70s, wrote in an affidavit that his son misled him after telling him he had won the lottery.
The lucky gambler won $1.35 billion and collected the lump sum of approximately $500 million after taxes after purchasing the ticket at Hometown Gas & Grill, seen here, in Lebanon Maine
In the latest lawsuits, Smith says Doe himself told his father and stepmother about his lottery winnings, which her lawyers say “shatters the remaining shards of this lawsuit.”
In the latest lawsuits, Smith says Doe himself told his father and stepmother about his lottery winnings, which her lawyers say “shatters the remaining shards of this lawsuit.”
On May 10, Doe’s attorneys filed a motion for sanctions against Smith, arguing that she had attempted to publicly reveal his identity.
Lawyers also alleged she made false claims about his behavior after the win, including an attempt to “kidnap” their daughter, which he insists are untrue.
Smith hit back with an affidavit from Doe’s father, in which his father scolded his son for not keeping his word in the wake of his lottery win.
Doe told the newspaper: ‘I made the mistake of telling my father that I had won the lottery without him signing a non-disclosure agreement.
‘Our relationship deteriorated quickly after that. I didn’t tell him what I was doing with my money, how I could benefit my daughter, or any facts other than the simple fact that I had won.”
His father said that his son had misled him on a number of matters since the great victory.
His statement reads: ‘February or March 2023 my son came to my house [REDACTED]and told me and my wife that he had won a large amount of money in the Maine State Lottery.
“I understand that my son has stated that he has not told me anything about his money ‘other than the simple fact that I had won.’ That is not true.
A customer shops at the Hometown Gas & Grill, where the ticket was sold in Lebanon, Maine
Hometown Gas & Grill owner Fred Cotreau poses for a photo in his store after the win last January
‘He told me he was going to build me a garage and buy me a few cars to fix up. He knew I enjoyed working on it before [and] refurbishing old cars.
‘He also told me he wanted to buy us the house he had lived in with me and his mother (my previous wife) when we were young.
“He said, ‘Find out what they want for it and I’ll pay double,’ or words to that effect. This is not something my current wife and I wanted to do.”
The father claims his son told him he would set up a $1 million trust fund for him and that he could have a monthly income from it.
Additionally, his father claims that he said he would provide his parents with 24-hour care if they ever needed it, to keep them from going into a nursing home.
The father said his son had insisted that neither he nor his stepmother have any communication with Smith.
He continued: “Smith is the mother of our grandchild and we have had a great relationship with her over the years.
“I thought she was a good mother and we didn’t want to turn our backs on her, as he insisted.”
His father claims he said he would provide his parents with 24-hour care if they ever needed it, to keep them from going into a nursing home.
After the father told his son he didn’t recognize the person he had become, he said his son “got angry and called me a dictator and a bastard,” adding, “I haven’t heard from my son since heard. , and he didn’t do any of it [the] things he promised.”
Meanwhile, Smith has claimed in the papers that Doe has a security team following her and monitoring her electronic devices.
She said: ‘I often hear a clicking sound when I’m on the phone, including when I’m calling my lawyers, and I’ve had a number of unexplained dropped calls.’
Smith also claims that Doe “kidnapped” their daughter and took her out of state for weeks, but he claims he has joint custody of their daughter.
Doe also claimed that Smith agreed to allow him to take the girl on vacation, claiming he kidnapped her after refusing to pay for her and her boyfriend to go on a “dream vacation” to Disney World.
Smith’s attorneys say he originally filed the suit “because he did not want his own family to know he had won the lottery and was motivated to punish her after she rejected him.”
Her lawyer claims he is using his new wealth to “overwhelm” Smith with expensive lawsuits to “extort concessions.”
Doe beat 1-in-302.6 million odds to win the $1.35 billion jackpot – the second-largest Mega Millions win ever, and the fourth-largest in U.S. history.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states, as well as Washington, DC and the US Virgin Islands.