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UK Lotto Millionaire in Court Again29 June 2005UK -- As reported by the Guardian: "Sandwiched on the court list between a "driving whilst disqualified" and a 'drunk in charge of a vehicle', Michael Andrew Carroll needed no introduction when he arrived in the dock. "...Carroll is infamous in the tabloid press as the King of Chavs after winning £9.7m on the national lottery. As he became the richest man to be given an Asbo (Anti Social Behaviour Order) yesterday, the 22-year-old was proof that money does not change anything. "Since he won the jackpot two-and-a-half years ago wearing an electronic tag, Carroll ... has bought 80 cars, several mansions, invested £1m in Rangers football club "...Carroll was back in court for the fifth time in two weeks yesterday, and even his lawyer admitted he was lucky to escape prison. His offence was to cruise through Downham Market in a black jeep lit by blue neon lights taking pot shots at cars and shops with a ball-bearing loaded catapult. When he was arrested, Carroll admitted he had done the same thing on 29 other occasions, and wrote "sorry" on his police form. He was given 240 hours' community service yesterday, ordered to pay £3,628.97 compensation and put on his first Asbo. "...Carroll's lawyer, Neal Meachem, says he has turned over a new leaf and is giving some of his fortune and his time to charities supporting "wayward children". For the past 12 months, he said, Carroll had not committed any offences - three of these, however, were spent in prison..." |