new jersey man who won the powerball is in court battle with ex over the money

[Trill Clinton]

PATERSON, N.J. -- A New Jersey man who won a $338 million Powerball jackpot, among the largest lottery winnings, is embroiled in a court fight with his former girlfriend over the money.
Pedro Quezada of Passaic was the sole winner of the Powerball drawing last spring, worth about $152 million after taxes.

His lawyer argues that Inez Sanchez has no claim to the money because the couple were never married.

But attorneys for Sanchez say Quezada purchased the ticket based on the couple's shared earnings. Sanchez and Quezada lived together for 10 years, have a child together, and shared ownership of a grocery store in Passaic, attorneys say.

Superior Court Chancery Judge Margaret Mary McVeigh refused to dismiss the lawsuit and she denied a request from Sanchez to freeze Quezada's lottery winnings, pending the outcome of a trial to determine if she is en led to a share of the money, The Record reported Saturday.

The judge said Friday that while the couple's relationship was long-term and Sanchez contributed to the household, the court has no legal framework for restraining Quezada's assets.

Sanchez has moved out of the recently purchased Clifton home the couple shared and has filed a domestic violence claim against Quezada, The Record reported. Quezada's attorney declined to comment on that claim.

Sanchez's attorney says that a large chunk of the lottery winnings is already gone, claiming $57 million has been sent to Quezada's native Dominican Republic, $5 million was given away, $300,000 was spent on the home in Clifton, and $20 million can't be located, the newspaper reported.

[redzero]

Either way, he'll be poor again soon.

[benefactor]

He sent 57 million to the Dominican Republic?

Better off just putting it in trash bags and burning it.

[RD2191]

what a fukin scrub

[CubanMustGo]

$57M? That's a lot of blow ...

[tlongII]

He's going back to the Dominican soon obviously. Hookers and blow.

[Trill Clinton]

He sent 57 million to the Dominican Republic?

Better off just putting it in trash bags and burning it.

he probably has an account there or left the money with a trusted family member when he started to see that his ex really wasn't . this dude is playing hide n go seek with his millians and i aint even mad lol.

[The Reckoning]

damn 57 mil set up for life in the DR.


id buy that for a dolla!

[mrsmaalox]

he probably has an account there or left the money with a trusted family member when he started to see that his ex really wasn't . this dude is playing hide n go seek with his millians and i aint even mad lol.

And there's $20mil more that can't be located!

[Trill Clinton]

And there's $20mil more that can't be located!

riiight. this dude made sure he had all his i's dotted and t's crossed post lotto fame. he kept it reasonable and bought a 300K home, which is modest in the area he lives in, sent more than half of his winnings overseas and conveniently 'lost' another 20mil. this dude is sharp, he might be the first lotto winner to not go broke lol.

[resistanze]

Greedy irresponsible asshole. Good luck trying to get out of that one. I know here saying 'we're not married!' isn't an excuse if you've lived together for 10 ing years and have a child.

[HarlemHeat37]

It's pretty sad that these people can't reach an agreement with a 100 mil, tbh..

I guess it's the principal, but still, they aren't going to be starving regardless..

[DeadlyDynasty]

If i had all that scratch i wouldn't be living in a country that shares an island with the most disgusting and useless people on the planet.

[Rogue]

over $300m, that's even more than what my goddess will earn throughout her lifetime