Lottery Loser's Shady Past

The Smoking Gun ^ | 1/6/04

[saquin]

Ohio woman has fraud, assault convictions, uses alias

JANUARY 6--The Ohio woman who told police that she purchased--and then lost--the winning $162 million Mega Millions lottery ticket--has several arrests on her rap sheet, including convictions for assault and credit card fraud, The Smoking Gun has learned. In addition, Elecia Battle is using an alias and has falsely claimed to be married to the man with whom she now lives.

Battle, whose real name is Elecia Dickson, apparently has borrowed the surname of boyfriend James Battle. The 40-year-old pharmacy worker remains legally married to husband Keith Dickson, though the couple is in the middle of a divorce action pending in Cuyahoga County's Court of Common Pleas.

Using the Battle alias, Dickson this afternoon filed a lawsuit seeking to block the awarding of the Mega Millions jackpot to Rebecca Jemison, the woman who came forward today to claim the lottery jackpot (and who was declared the winner by Ohio state officials).

According to court records and TSG sources, Dickson's rap sheet dates back at least a decade and includes busts for aggravated menacing, assault, and credit card fraud. The latter conviction, according to a source familiar with the case, stemmed from a 1999 swindle Dickson orchestrated at a suburban Cleveland chain store. The below mug shot was taken following Dickson's September 1999 arrest in Cleveland Heights for misdemeanor assault.

The woman's estranged husband--who's been married to Dickson for 13 years--told TSG, "My wife can stretch things out of proportion." He added, "Looks like she filed a bogus police report."

When she went to cops with her tale of the lost lottery ticket, officers asked Dickson how she picked the six winning numbers. A couple of the numbers came from one son's birth date, while another number was her son's age flipped. As for why she picked the winning number 49, Dickson told cops that her "husband turns 49 this year." That came as a surprise to Keith Dickson, himself a dedicated gambler and lottery player. "I'm 44," he said. "I turn 45 in February."

[RabidBartender]

One hot mama.

Ping.

[saquin]

Why not give her a call at home. He home number is right there on the police report.

Wow, I didn't notice that. They blocked out her work number, but not her home phone number. Ha!

(Why do I think her "work number" is some drug dealer's cell phone? Oops, did I say that out loud?)

[Hank Rearden]

They forgot to blur out the home phone number.

Oopsie!

That's one grim-looking woman.

[Lizavetta]

Where's Jesse?

Clearly she's been disenfranchised.

No justice no peace.

Hugs not drugs.

....and all that other BS.

[Dane]

Just a few hours ago, many Freepers were feeling sorry for this woman and saying that the legal winner should do the right thing and "split the prize" with her

I didn't feel sorry for her(Ms. Battle), but you gotta admit she did come up with one a hell of a story. I stood on the sidelines and knew she was a fraud when Ms. Jemison rightly claimed her prize this morning, but it seems the press took her story hook, line, and sinker.

The lawyer she hired is going to drop her like a hot potato. I wouldn't be surprised if the sleazbag lawyer sues her for fraud.

[muawiyah]

~ BLEEP BLEEP BLEEP ~ DISRUPTER ALERT ~

I went back through all the prior postings on this story and not a single FREEPER stated anything that could be construed to be support for giving her the winnings based on her cock-and-bull story.

Almost everyone was of the opinion that you have to have a ticket to ride!

[VadeRetro]

Jemison provided another lottery ticket purchased at the same time and location and had a lottery ticket that showed she had played the same numbers in the prior drawing, Kennedy said.

I figured this would do it. If one of my regular plays ever hits the jackpot, I'll have a box of misses to show it was really me.

[Nick Danger]

Rosie Ruiz, white courtesy telephone please.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Scary. Very scary.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Rosie Ruiz, white courtesy telephone please.

It occurred to me that this was a Rosie Ruiz moment as well.

[SamAdams76]

~ BLEEP BLEEP BLEEP ~ DISRUPTER ALERT ~ I went back through all the prior postings on this story and not a single FREEPER stated anything that could be construed to be support for giving her the winnings based on her cock-and-bull story.

As Ed McMahon used to say, "You are WRONG, sir!"

Go to this thread and check out replys 13, 70, 101 and 133, just for starters. Each Freeper either believed the scam artist's story or believed that the real winner should share the prize with her.

Are you going to withdraw your "disruptor alert" now?

[lawdude]

" not this one....if it stinks like a duck..."


Are you saying she is on ..........

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bwahahahahahaha

[paul51]

Oh well, it was worth a shot

I imagine that was her lawyer's motivation for this sham

[SamAdams76]

Sorry, gave out the wrong reply numbers in that thread I just mentioned. Check out replies 15, 74, 101 and 133 in that thread.

[RabidBartender]

I believed you all along!

=D

[KneelBeforeZod]

FR threads get way to carried away. You could make a lot of omlettes by scraping the egg off FReeper faces.

My aunt works at the school in IL that a kid was kicked out for having "NRA materials and pro-gun materials."

FReepers got all riled up. Turns out what happened was he had a list of "People I am going to kill," which included teachers and students. Thats why he got kicked out.

NEVER LET THE FACTS RUIN A GOOD THREAD!!!

[Semi Civil Servant]

I picked the right numbers, but the computer messed up and printed them all wrong. Who do I sue?

[Dane]

Rosie Ruiz, white courtesy telephone please

That name sounds familiar, was she the one who was the fraudulent Boston Marathon winner, about 15 years ago.

[mabelkitty]

Not so fast! If you are going to cite me, make sure you get it right - I said I believed her story - it was credible. I said I would return a ticket if I found one - I never said the money should be split and shared.

I was under the mistaken impression the cops at least took down some i.d. from her or a social security number to check in their system BEFORE releasing the "news" to the media. Sheesh! Nobody knows she's a criminal until after the winner is forced out of hiding? Nice.

[Ditter]

One freeper (may be another thread) said Jamison should give Battle a million dollars after taxes. I would give her $.25 cents so she could call someone who cares.