Suffolk can't stop jackpot winners from spending $66M
Quick ReadThe Morrisons have been asked to pay Suffolk County nearly $1 million in overpayments to their former nonprofit corporation, which were uncovered in a 2004 audit.
Photo credit: Newsday / John Paraskevas | Mary and Richard Morrison show off their new Infinity sedan, one of the six new cars they have purchased since they won the $165 million Mega-Million lottery four months ago. (April 8, 2010)
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A State Supreme Court justice Monday denied Suffolk County's bid for a preliminary injunction to stop Mega Millions winners Richard and Mary Morrison from spending a $66-million jackpot until the former homeless shelter operators pay nearly $1 million owed the county.
But Justice Thomas F. Whelan said the county "is not without remedies" and could go back into court to seek an "order of attachment"...
