Lottery winner invested $3M in crystal meth ring

Jul 26, 2016, 2:38 pm (77 comments)

After the Big Win

Georgia man pleads guilty to drug trafficking, gun charges

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A Georgia man who won $3 million in a scratch-off lottery game last year invested his winnings in a crystal meth trafficking ring, according to federal prosecutors.

Ronnie Music Jr., 45, pleaded guilty last week to federal drug trafficking and firearm charges.

"Music decided to test his luck by sinking millions of dollars of lottery winnings into the purchase and sale of crystal meth," U.S. Attorney Ed Tarver said. "As a result of his unsound investment strategy, Music now faces decades in a federal prison."

According to evidence presented at his plea hearing, Music conspired with others to traffic methamphetamine in Ware County, Georgia, and elsewhere.

In September 2015, Music's co-conspirators were caught attempting to sell about 11 pounds of crystal meth, with a street value over $500,000.

Music was identified as a source of supply for the meth, which he had purchased for resale with his lottery winnings from 2015.

The investigation further revealed that Music purchased the methamphetamine for resale with his own lottery winnings.

Investigating agents seized over $1 million worth of methamphetamine, a large cache of firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition, multiple vehicles and over $600,000 in cash during the investigation.

Music faces a maximum possible sentence of life in prison.

He and other members of the conspiracy will be sentenced by Chief Judge Wood after the United States Probation Office conducts a pre-sentence investigation.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Glynn-Brunswick Narcotics Enforcement Team (GBNET).

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Comments

jacintasc

Music?Shocked

Groppo's avatarGroppo

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Busted for Crystal Meth after his $3 million win?

paradisenow's avatarparadisenow

wow is there something in the water? crystal meth really if he wanted to do drugs move to the States where weed is legal.

bigbuckswede

He should have changed his name to Heisenberg.

destinycreation

STUPID !!!!  However, he was probably doing Drugs BEFORE he won the Lottery !!!

Albeone

Quote: Originally posted by paradisenow on Jul 26, 2016

wow is there something in the water? crystal meth really if he wanted to do drugs move to the States where weed is legal.

I Agree!

I would say Marijuana is a safer investment strategy then Meth....

LiveInGreenBay's avatarLiveInGreenBay

Quote: Originally posted by Albeone on Jul 26, 2016

I Agree!

I would say Marijuana is a safer investment strategy then Meth....

I would say neither is a good choice.

Bleudog101

Quote: Originally posted by destinycreation on Jul 26, 2016

STUPID !!!!  However, he was probably doing Drugs BEFORE he won the Lottery !!!

It's about time TLC did a story called 'Whatever happened to the lottery winner?'.  He'd be right up there with Jack Whitaker, David Edwards et al, though they did have a segment on both of them it needs updating.

So now he has thrown his life away and in the poorhouse, sad, very sad.

noise-gate

Ronnie could simply have been following the advice of people who have money, you want to make it last-invest. He probably saw the current rates & told himself that he can double, even triple his investment because demand for the product is off the charts.

Is it just me or does Ronnie look a lil like Boromir without the long hair. 

TheMeatman2005's avatarTheMeatman2005

Dupe AlertA fool and his money are soon parted. Dupe Alert

And his case, it might be for decades or longer.

VenomV12

Dumba$$. Sigh...Disapprove

blackjack26241

WTF  IDIOT!!!!!!!

MoneyMike$'s avatarMoneyMike$

K'mon man meth? the resale must be really high guess it was worth it

Todd's avatarTodd

Quote: Originally posted by on Mar 29, 2024

I actually thought he looks more like Jony Ive from Apple:

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