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Zephyrhills Powerball winner, 90, sues son over money mismanagement

 
Powerball winner Gloria C. Mackenzie, 84, leaves the lottery office escorted by her son Scott Mackenzie, right, after claiming a single lump-sum payment of about $370.9 million before taxes on Wednesday, June 5, 2013, in Tallahassee. [Associated Press]
Powerball winner Gloria C. Mackenzie, 84, leaves the lottery office escorted by her son Scott Mackenzie, right, after claiming a single lump-sum payment of about $370.9 million before taxes on Wednesday, June 5, 2013, in Tallahassee. [Associated Press]
Published April 12, 2019

ORLANDO — A 90-year-old Florida woman who took home $278 million from a winning Powerball ticket six years ago has sued her son and his financial advisers, claiming money was put into poor investments while she was being charged $2 million in fees.

The lawsuit filed by Gloria Mackenzie last month in state court in Jacksonville names her son, Scott, and his financial advisers.

Scott Mackenzie had power of attorney over his mother's finances.

As the wife of a mill worker, and with little money until she was in her 80s, Gloria Mackenzie says she had little education in managing a large sum of money and relied on her son.

McKenzie, of Zephyrhills, won $590.5 million in May 2013. At the time, it was the largest jackpot in the game's history.

Scott Mackenzie says in court papers there's no basis for a lawsuit just because investments didn't grow the way his mother liked.

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