Michigan Lottery Millionaire to Get New Murder Trial

Posted on January 22nd, 2012

A Detroit lottery winner accused of murder will get a new trial after a judge declared a mistrial because a witnesses’ answer to a question by prosecutor Steven Kaplan had been ‘prejudicial ‘to the defendant. Lottery millionaire Freddie Young will go on trial for a second time. One of Young’s lawyers, Jeffrey Edison, said there [...]

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Notorius Michigan Lottery Winner Sentenced on Drug Charges

Posted on January 13th, 2012

Last year the news that a Michigan man who had just won a $2 million lottery jackpot was still using food stamps sparked outrage. Leroy Fick, 59, won the $2 million on a Michigan lottery television show called ‘Make Me Rich.’ Fick drove an expensive Audi convertible but continues to use food stamps after his [...]

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Detroit Mega Millions Winner Goes On Trial For Murder

Posted on January 10th, 2012

Last year a Detroit lottery winner who walked away with $1.57 million as his share of a lottery syndicate Mega Millions win will go on trial. Michigan Lottery millionaire Freddie Young went on trial in Wayne County Circuit Court for the murder of 45-year-old Greg McNicol in front of tenants of the 10 unit apartment [...]

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