
We’ve all fantasized about what we’d do if we won the lottery. Travel the world staying at the finest hotels, buy an opulent mansion, pay off your family’s mortgages, set up a fake pharmaceuticals lab, and launch a crime empire…
That last one may sound bizarre, but that’s precisely what 80-year-old British man John Eric Spilby did after he won a $3.3 million (£2.4 million) lottery jackpot in 2010. Most people would use this lucky break as an opportunity to kick back and enjoy a golden retirement.