Kalle sent us the following email... I totally missed this story... thanks dude! Yes indeed Southern Oregon is a freak show, especially this White City, which we refer to as "Quite Shitty".
Dude... tell me you've heard of this!? How can Medford have spawned
two lottery winners??? From what you've said about Medford, this
sounds about right. :) Oh irony, sweet irony.
MEDFORD, Ore. - 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 Oct. 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
Oct 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.
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