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(JULY 23) Elecia Battle, the woman who got hammered by
the law for falsely claiming she won the winning Mega Millions lottery
ticket, will be trying her hand at boxing on September 24, 2004, at the
Cleveland Convention Center, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Battle, who is fighting
under the name of “Mega Battle Bad Girl” will pro debut against an opponent
not yet announced. Miss “Mega” is also making challenges to Laila She
Bee Stingin’ Ali-----even though she has yet to step in the ring
professionally as a boxer.
Mega Battle Bad Girl,
may be suffering from a “Mega imagination.” Mega DID imagine that she was
the lottery winner, when she filed a false police report for 162 Million
bucks….
Battle cried
tearfully….as
reported by wykc.com on January 6, 2004: “People are walking through the
snow and braving freezing temperatures in South Euclid, looking for what a
woman claims is her lost winning ticket in last week's $162 million Mega
Millions jackpot. Forty-year-old Elecia Battle of Cleveland told police she
dropped her purse as she left the Quick Shop Food Mart last week after
buying the ticket for the largest jackpot in state history. She said the
contents of her purse -- including the lottery ticket -- spilled out. She
thought she picked up everything but realized after the December 30th
drawing that the ticket was missing. Police say Battle was in tears when
she came to the station Friday to file the report and didn't hesitate when
asked to write down the winning numbers. A police lieutenant says they
don't believe she's lying, but there's no real way of knowing other than her
word. They say information she knew about purchase time and how the numbers
were picked make her story credible. Battle cried as she told a reporter
how badly she feels about what happened. She says she's praying that someone
finds the ticket, brings it forward and gets rewarded. She's planning a news
conference for Tuesday. “
The Lottery Post reported
on April 6, 2004: “A woman who claimed that she bought and lost a $162
million lottery ticket was found guilty Tuesday of filing a false police
report. She was fined $1,000 and ordered to perform 50 hours of community
service. Elecia Battle, 40, of Cleveland, reached an agreement with
prosecutors that called her to plead no contest to the misdemeanor charge
with the understanding that she would be found guilty. She could have
gotten six months in jail. Shortly after a Dec. 30 (2003) lottery drawing,
Battle filed a
police report saying she had bought the winning ticket but lost it. A few
days later, another woman produced the winning ticket and claimed the
jackpot. Battle sued to block payment but later dropped her lawsuit and
tearfully apologized, all but admitting she made up her hard-luck story.”
The city that
prosecuted this case, spent thousands on overtime for police investigating,
and related issues to this case.
 Police
Report.
BUT…this was not the first time,
that Battle filed a civil action as she did trying to block the REAL winner
of the Mega lottery ticket. According to the Smoking gun website, they said
the following: “In addition to her criminal court actions, Battle also has
some familiarity with the civil side of the legal system. She was the
plaintiff in two negligence lawsuits, one of which involved allegations that
her daughter ingested a tainted milk shake at a Cleveland area McDonald's.
The other lawsuit centered on an injury claim against the local gas company.
“
Battle
said that she wants to get her reputation back. Battle also said that she
is challenging Ali, daughter of the champion Muhammad to a fight. ”She has
that name from her daddy and I have the name from the lottery," said
Battle.
Related Links to Battle -
aka: Dickson:
©Report compiled by
information from these stories:
CBSNews.com, the Smoking
Gun, wykc.com, and the Lottery Post.
Video:
he Initial story about the lost ticket
Video
of Battle claiming she was the winner
The
REAL winner claims her winnings
Mug
shots of Battle on the Smoking Gun
Fraud
report of Battle under another name
Pleds
guilty on credit card crime |
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