Postal worker accused of stealing, cashing winning Florida Lottery ticket

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A USPS letter carrier is accused of stealing a winning Pick 4 ticket from the mail and fraudulently redeeming it at a Florida Lottery office.

A United States Postal Service employee has been arrested after investigators say she stole a winning Florida Lottery ticket from the mail and fraudulently claimed the prize.

The joint investigation by the Florida Lottery Division of Security and the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General began after a lottery player reported that a winning Pick 4 ticket she mailed never reached its intended destination…

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