As some may have predicted, the family that won a third of the $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot is being sued.

Jonathan Lee Riches, also known as Jihadi Schmitz, is suing the Robinson family of Munford, Tennessee, the Multistage Lottery Commission and Powerball. Mr. Riches' claims he is entitled to one-half of the Robinson's winnings.

According to his lawsuit, handwritten from the penitentiary in which he is incarcerated, Mr. Riches claims he was in frequent contact with Tiffany Robinson, the daughter of the winners. Mr. Riches further claims he sent Tiffany $20 from his prison trust fund instructing her to have her parents buy lottery tickets with the money. According to news reports, Mr. Riches further claims that Tiffany was going to “murry him,” and that if they won the lottery, they would leave America to live on a remote island full of milk and honey.

Mr. Robinson has said he bought the winning ticket at his wife’s request. The Robinson family is entitled to roughly $533 million if they collect 30 years of payments, or roughly $327 million in a lump sum.

—Source: Forbes.com