Suffolk to rule on lottery winners' payments
Photo credit: Newsday / John Paraskevas | Mary and Richard Morrison of Miller Place show off their Infiniti sedan, one of the six new cars they have purchased since they won the $165 million Mega Millions lottery in December 2009. (April 8, 2010)
Miller Place couple wins $165-million jackpot
A judge is expected to rule soon about whether nearly $1 million of Richard and Mary Morrison's $165-million lottery prize actually belongs to Suffolk County.
County Attorney Christine Malafi in January sought a court order blocking payment of $950,921.90 to the Morrisons, saying the couple owed Suffolk the money due to overcharges from homeless shelters they once ran. The Morrisons dispute...
