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U.S. Postal Service employee Lakaysha Lockhart was arrested for stealing a winning Florida lottery ticket worth $2,600.

Lakaysha Lockhart, a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier, was arrested last week after admitting to stealing a winning Pick 4 Florida lottery ticket. The ticket, valued at $2,600, was sent through the mail but never reached its intended destination. Investigators from the Florida Lottery Division of Security and the U.S. Postal Service Office of the Inspector General launched a joint investigation after a player reported the missing ticket. They discovered that the Lockhart letter carrier redeemed the ticket at a Miami lottery office on July 19. Lockhart is facing charges of grand theft, dealing in stolen property, filing a false claim for payment, two counts of unlawful use of a two-way communications device, and mail theft. Secretary of the Florida Lottery Reginald D. Dixon stated that the state remains committed to ensuring the integrity of the games for all players.

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