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Wife Leaves Husband After Winning Lottory
Aired August 23, 2003 - 07:50 ET
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HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: We want to tell you about our next story, though. Like a good country song, it's about love lost and riches found. A New York man is suing his wife, saying that when she bought a lottery ticket, she hit the jackpot and then hit the road.
We get the details now from reporter Christine Persichetti of CNN New York affiliate WWOR.
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CHRISTINE PERSICHETTI, WWOR CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): After 16 years of marriage, Kenneth and Concilia Parker (ph) look like a happy couple. But greed apparently tore them apart.
KENNETH PARKER, SR., PLAINTIFF: She took all the money and didn't want to give me nothing.
PERSICHETTI: The Parkers won the lottery last February, $25 million. Concilia bought the ticket with Kenneth's 20 bucks, but Kenneth says he never saw a dime, so now he's suing for the money and for a divorce.
DOMINIC BARBARA, ATTORNEY FOR MR. PARKER: It's kind of sad that on Valentine's Day the money came in and the love walked out.
PERSICHETTI (on camera): Kenneth says he and his 74-year-old wife used to dream about winning the lottery, saying they'd travel a lot, buy a car, maybe even buy a condo. He says after winning, Concilia did buy a condo here in Melville, but she put it in her name and locked him out.
KENNETH PARKER, SR.: I was bitter. I, you know, I couldn't believe that she was doing this.
PERSICHETTI: Kenneth says as far as he's concerned, their marriage was great until they won the money. His son's upset, too.
KENNETH PARKER, JR., SON: It's very painful to see my father have to be going through this for no reason other than greed.
PERSICHETTI: Concilia's lawyer released a statement saying, "The statues of the lottery winnings as Miss. Parker's separate property will be appropriately determined by a legal tribunal. Meanwhile, Kenneth's lawyer says she may have taken the money, but she's not keeping it.
In Garden City, Christine Persichetti, UPN-9 News. (END VIDEOTAPE)
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Aired August 23, 2003 - 07:50 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: We want to tell you about our next story, though. Like a good country song, it's about love lost and riches found. A New York man is suing his wife, saying that when she bought a lottery ticket, she hit the jackpot and then hit the road.
We get the details now from reporter Christine Persichetti of CNN New York affiliate WWOR.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
CHRISTINE PERSICHETTI, WWOR CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): After 16 years of marriage, Kenneth and Concilia Parker (ph) look like a happy couple. But greed apparently tore them apart.
KENNETH PARKER, SR., PLAINTIFF: She took all the money and didn't want to give me nothing.
PERSICHETTI: The Parkers won the lottery last February, $25 million. Concilia bought the ticket with Kenneth's 20 bucks, but Kenneth says he never saw a dime, so now he's suing for the money and for a divorce.
DOMINIC BARBARA, ATTORNEY FOR MR. PARKER: It's kind of sad that on Valentine's Day the money came in and the love walked out.
PERSICHETTI (on camera): Kenneth says he and his 74-year-old wife used to dream about winning the lottery, saying they'd travel a lot, buy a car, maybe even buy a condo. He says after winning, Concilia did buy a condo here in Melville, but she put it in her name and locked him out.
KENNETH PARKER, SR.: I was bitter. I, you know, I couldn't believe that she was doing this.
PERSICHETTI: Kenneth says as far as he's concerned, their marriage was great until they won the money. His son's upset, too.
KENNETH PARKER, JR., SON: It's very painful to see my father have to be going through this for no reason other than greed.
PERSICHETTI: Concilia's lawyer released a statement saying, "The statues of the lottery winnings as Miss. Parker's separate property will be appropriately determined by a legal tribunal. Meanwhile, Kenneth's lawyer says she may have taken the money, but she's not keeping it.
In Garden City, Christine Persichetti, UPN-9 News. (END VIDEOTAPE)
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