14 of a group of 16 co-workers from Victoria plan to sue their former colleague after he was accused of disappearing with their share of over $16 million.
The couriers from Victoria regularly pooled their money into a joint lotto syndicate between 16 of them and up until October last year they hadn’t won a whole lot – that was until the man responsible for their organisation allegedly disappeared mysteriously with the hefty winnings.
The frustrated colleagues claim that 49-year-old Gary Baron called in sick on the day the Powerball winners were announced and unexpectedly quit his job shorty after.
It would have been the perfect crime, but Mr Baron didn’t factor in that the company he previously worked for, the same one his now significantly less wealthy colleagues still work for, would be contracted by Tattersall to deliver a gift to the Powerball winner.
The members of the syndicate became extremely suspicions when one of them received a job from Tattslotto requiring him to deliver congratulatory a bottle of champagne to Gary.
The Daily Mail reports that the 49-year-old father had used the winnings to purchase cars and property.
According to The Herald Sun 14 of the remaining members of the syndicate will take the matter to court this Thursday where they will tell the Supreme Court of Victoria that they deserve an equal share.
The 15th member is now reported to be in a relationship with the millionaire and no longer wishes to be involved in the proceedings.
Gary Baron is expected to explain that he bought the winning ticket separate from the group syndicate.
We thought it was bad when someone takes the last cupcake from the test kitchen at Woman’s Day HQ, but this takes it to another level!
