Man Wins Lottery, Leaves Wife

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Man Wins Lottery Leaves WifeDonna Campbell, 49, was given an early Christmas present from her husband: an eviction notice. The former skin-care model and beauty pageant queen, who sued her husband, Arnim Ramdass, 53, in order to claim half of his Florida lotto winnings, is packing up her belongings. "It almost feels as if that winning ticket has destroyed my life," Campbell said.

Ramdass was part of a lottery pool back in 2007, with 16 of his Miami International Airport co-workers. The winning pit was $19 million, but after Uncle Sam got his share, the group wound up with $10.2 million, about $600,000 per person.

Upon winning the money, Ramdass decided to hide his good fortune from his wife by discontinuing his phone, Internet and cable services. Campbell grew suspicious of her husband's underhanded moves and Googled him from an outside computer.

When the 1979 runner-up of Miss Trinidad and Tobago confronted her husband with what she discovered, he refused to share the wealth, so she sued him. In December 2008, a Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge determined that Campbell could not claim any rights to the winnings, and the case was dismissed.

In February of this year, the couple's three-bedroom home went into foreclosure and was sold. Ramdass never put Campbell's name on the title. The new owners have allowed Campbell to remain in the home for a while but have now asked her to move.

Campbell has been trying to find her wayward husband in order to serve him with divorce papers, but she has been unsuccessful. Campbell, who says she is plagued by a series of autoimmune problems, is unable to work. There is a silver lining to this story, though. After hearing about Campbell's plight, Allied Van Lines offered to move and store what belongings she has left for free.

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