NATION : Lottery Winner Files Bankruptcy
A real estate broker who won $9.9 million in the Massachusetts lottery last year has filed for federal bankruptcy protection from his creditors.
A federal bankruptcy judge gave Joseph A. Sutera two days to file a list of creditors and 10 days to list his assets.
Sutera, 56, has been hounded by creditors since October when he won the “Mass Millions” prize, which is paid in equal installments over 20 years.
In December, 11 people filed a petition to force Sutera into involuntary bankruptcy, saying he owed more than $2 million in real estate debts. Since the initial petition, at least 20 others from Connecticut and Rhode Island have asked the court to add their names to the list. Sutera could not be reached for comment today; he has an unlisted number.
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