Winning Bad 😅

John Eric Spiby, a 80 year old British person, won the lottery a couple of years ago. His winnings were good for £2.4 million (around 4,8 million euros). Unlike people that just waste it all, John had a great plan of reinvesting his money by starting a family business. Now, a couple of years later, John is convicted for 16 years of jailtime and his son got 9 years, because the family business consisted on fabricating drugs illegaly. Apperently, he did collect 335 million euros in profits. 😅

SOURCE: https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2026/01/29/80-jarige-man-uk-lotto-drugs/

(Original Source is "The Guardian", but I can't access the article from where I live)

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SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

Going into crime/remaining in crime when you've just been handed a £2.4m tax free lump sum is not the brightest business strategy ever 🤔

Kwek00 · 41-45, M

@SunshineGirl But he needs to pay for those medicine... high blood pressure, it make you rethink some of your life choices girl... it's hard. 👫

SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

@Kwek00 For an 80 year old Brit, all prescription medecine is supplied free of charge. No need to make fake pills 🤷‍♀

Kwek00 · 41-45, M

@SunshineGirl 335 million in profits though... that's better then Donald Trumps' casino's ever did.