Recent $167m lottery winner arrested for allegedly stealing $12,000 in Kentucky

Burglary arrest was James Farthing’s latest run-in with the law after winning the Powerball jackpot last year Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A man who recently won a $167m Powerball lottery jackpot stands accused of stealing the relatively paltry sum of $12,000 after breaking into a house in his home state of…

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• Burglary arrest was James Farthing’s latest run-in with the law after winning the Powerball jackpot last year Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A man who…
• James Farthing’s arrest on Saturday on counts of burglary and illicit marijuana possession reportedly was at least his third since winning Kentucky’s most lucrative lottery prize ever.
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• James Farthing’s arrest on Saturday on counts of burglary and illicit marijuana possession reportedly was at least his third since winning Kentucky’s most lucrative lottery prize ever.
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• Burglary arrest was James Farthing’s latest run-in with the law after winning the Powerball jackpot last year Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A man who…
• James Farthing’s arrest on Saturday on counts of burglary and illicit marijuana possession reportedly was at least his third since winning Kentucky’s most lucrative lottery prize ever.