Contact was received from Michael Ford via his cell phone 770-880-3351. During this
interview Michael Ford advised the following: his current residence is 130 Gilley Road in
Carrollton, Georgia. He is currently employed as a contracted over the road truck driver
for Fed-Ex Ground. He is currently on his way to the Denver area, then to the west coast
and then home to Georgia. Ford advised he moved to Georgia in late 2006 or early 2007, it
was definitely after the lottery ticket identified as a winner. Ford stated that prior to
that he lived at the address listed on his Florida driver's license in Zephyrhills.
Ford advised he first met Shakespeare while the two of them worked for the same company
identified as MBM Trucking. Ford was the driver and Shakespeare worked through a day labor
company and was assigned to assist Ford with loading and unloading the truck. They were
working together at the time the winning lottery ticket was bought in Frostproof.
According to Ford, he bought the ticket and Shakespeare stole it from him. Ford later sued
Shakespeare for the winnings and once the paperwork was filed appropriately a judge froze
the assets. At the conclusion of the trial, of course Shakespeare was granted the winnings
(November 2007). The last time Ford physically saw Shakespeare was the day the verdict
was returned and they walked out of the courtroom. Ford advised that prior to this date
he had moved to Georgia and during the trial, he was staying with family.
Ford further advised that since November of 2007, he has not lived or vacationed in
Florida. He stated that he had only been down to the Orlando area approximately two or
three times for work purposes only. Ford stated that those dates would be able to be
identified based on trucking records. On the trips to Orlando, Ford would drive to the
terminal dock, unload his trailer, hitch another trailer and drive immediately back to
Georgia.
Ford concluded the interview by denying wrong doing or knowledge of wrongdoing on his part
in regards to the disappearance of Abraham Shakespeare.
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