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Eastern Time (GMT-5:00) | Three pharmacy employees charged in lottery theft scheme Georgia Lottery: Three pharmacy employees charged in lottery theft schemeRating:When Police Chief Brennan Baird examined a video obtained off a hidden surveillance camera in the Rite Aid store of Danielsville, Georgia, the chief reported he was astounded at what he observed. A store employee was suspected of stealing money to purchase Georgia lottery tickets inside the store and the video showed a behavior of constant thefts, according to the report. Store officials suspected her of taking money on "hundreds of occasions." The suspect would "literally remove money from the register, buy tickets, scratch them off, cash them out and repeat," according to the report. As a result of the investigation in which approximately $7,000 to $10,000 is missing, charges of felony theft were filed Aug. 25 against employee Vickie Jean Matthews, 51, of Drake Woods Road, Danielsville. "On several days of surveillance I watched Vickie unlock the store, get the systems up and running, and then begin to play the lottery," Baird said in his report. But during the investigation, police also observed a pattern of theft by two other Rite Aid employees, Robin Booth Mathis, 55, of Danielsville and Dianna Eve Farr, 50, of Winterville Road, Athens. They were also charged with theft. The three women appeared to be taking the money individually and not in concert with each other, according to the report. When confronted, Mathis told police she had been taking store money to purchase the lottery tickets for several months, while Farr admitted she had been engaged in thefts for about a month, according to the report. Matthews, who worked at Rite Aid for 19 years, supervised the lottery register and told police she was "borrowing" the money. She admitted she had been borrowing the money since sometime before Christmas 2015, according to the report. Company officials were alerted to a possible problem because the Rite Aid in Danielsville was surprisingly selling more lottery tickets than almost every other store in Georgia, according to Baird.  (Click to display full-size in gallery)
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Brooklyn, NY United States Member #169719 October 29, 2015 1505 Posts Offline |  Shame, shame, shame
Don't play if you can't pay! Big Brother is always watching! The Meatman 🥩🍗🍔🍖🍤🌭 “The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it in your back pocket.” Will Rogers Winning happens in a flash, Like A Bolt Of Lightning!  | | |
melbourne , florida United States Member #121136 January 3, 2012 248 Posts Offline | Let me guess this is what Mr Trump calls crooked Hillary  | | |
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Simpsonville United States Member #163184 January 22, 2015 2388 Posts Online | Are folks getting stupid or just more brazen? There's CCTV just about everywhere these days. Once again, I say resititution, probation and of course be fired! | | |
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Michigan United States Member #81738 October 28, 2009 79945 Posts Offline | And a bad hair day to boot! Lock em up. Congrats to Dylan Larkin #71, Red Wings new Captain .  | | |
melbourne , florida United States Member #121136 January 3, 2012 248 Posts Offline | What will be so funny is to lock all three in one cell birds that flock together steals together so they look at themselves in the face every morning and realize how stupid life can be.  | | |
United States Member #153769 March 24, 2014 4781 Posts Offline | Okay first this article is definitely tracing so it's not worth over anyones job. I wonder what these women were thinking of and now it's on their criminal records for good. Shame on them. That isn't good at all. Why on earth would soneone take store money when it doesn't belong to them in the first place? You can't fix stupid and we shouldn't be paying for stupid. | | |
United States Member #141030 April 2, 2013 1481 Posts Offline |  I did not know that stealing lottery tickets can turn women into ugly looking dudes. SCARY
Seek and ye shall find -Matt. 7:7 ...Ask and ye shall receive -John 16:24 ...Give and it shall be given unto you -Luke 6:38 ...Be careful what you ask for!!! -Mypiemaster 1:1 Having Money Solves Problems That Not Having Money Creates  ****John Carlton**** | | |
United States Member #162626 January 7, 2015 780 Posts Offline | . Strike 1, Strike 2, Strike 3
Things are getting worse all the time. The one on the right looks like she was just dug up for an autopsy. It's a shame too. It spooks me. How many of these lotto ticket rip-offs are we yet to see? - Don't chase the numbers you play.
- Play only numbers you've already played, plus however many random picks.
- But, ALWAYS the regular numbers you play. This will make you a winner, not a chaser.
(so far, though, I've yet to win any significant lotto prize)
- Oh, but always know where your tickets are, as well as your ticket's deadline.
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United States Member #162626 January 7, 2015 780 Posts Offline | . To the arrested women in the article: I know you are very sorry (I'd hope). You are all in your 50s. Do any of you have kids? Do any of you care? I shudder to think what would've happened should any of you have gotten a significant winning amount. Would you have voluntarily paid back what you took, if you won something big? - Don't chase the numbers you play.
- Play only numbers you've already played, plus however many random picks.
- But, ALWAYS the regular numbers you play. This will make you a winner, not a chaser.
(so far, though, I've yet to win any significant lotto prize)
- Oh, but always know where your tickets are, as well as your ticket's deadline.
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Brooklyn, NY United States Member #169719 October 29, 2015 1505 Posts Offline | . To the arrested women in the article: I know you are very sorry (I'd hope). You are all in your 50s. Do any of you have kids? Do any of you care? I shudder to think what would've happened should any of you have gotten a significant winning amount. Would you have voluntarily paid back what you took, if you won something big? The amount that's missing is between $7,000 and $10,000. Do you think any of them were keeping track of how much they were steeling?   
Dianna Vickie Robin The Meatman 🥩🍗🍔🍖🍤🌭 “The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it in your back pocket.” Will Rogers Winning happens in a flash, Like A Bolt Of Lightning! | | |
United States Member #153769 March 24, 2014 4781 Posts Offline | . To the arrested women in the article: I know you are very sorry (I'd hope). You are all in your 50s. Do any of you have kids? Do any of you care? I shudder to think what would've happened should any of you have gotten a significant winning amount. Would you have voluntarily paid back what you took, if you won something big? I am not sure what the laws are down south however I am not sure Rite aid would pursue in court. A couple of people told me it's the companies image and branding but that is something else to deal with. For example if someone did this to wawa, wawa won't prosecute to that they would contact the lottery commission. Second they will be surely have their names in the 1-800 gamlbing hotline. Once a persons name is in there the person can't claim or do anything. | | |
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u$a United States Member #106661 February 22, 2011 19967 Posts Offline | Shame, shame, shame Don't play if you can't pay! Big Brother is always watching! They did pay with the money they steeled  | | |
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u$a United States Member #106661 February 22, 2011 19967 Posts Offline | I did not know that stealing lottery tickets can turn women into ugly looking dudes. SCARY  I thought that one was a guy.
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