POWERBALL WINNER WANTED FOR CHILD SUPPORT
By Lorenzo Ferrigno, CNN
(CNN) -- The New Jersey man who won $338 million in
the Powerball lottery last weekend is wanted on charges of unpaid child
support, according to the Passaic County Sheriff's Office.
An arrest warrant was
issued for Pedro Quezada in 2009, the sheriff's office said. He has five
children ages 5-23 and owes a total of $29,000 in back child support,
spokesman William Maer said. It is not clear which children the payments
are for.
Quezada's son, Casiano, said his father has hired an attorney and is "working through it."
A child support warrant
usually results in payment, an installment plan or arrest, Maer said. He
declined to comment on the Quezada case because the investigation is
ongoing.
Every person who wins
more than $600 in the New Jersey Lottery is checked for outstanding
taxes, liens, child support payments and the like, lottery spokeswoman
Judith Drucker said. The funds owed are deducted from the winner's final
payment, she said.
Quezada has chosen a lump-sum cash jackpot payment that will amount to about $152 million after taxes.
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