Woman who stole $175,000 lottery ticket avoids jail time

Comment #8

justxploring — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 09:17:11 GMT

I could never steal from coworkers, but I've worked with many who would feel no guilt. I also would never ask a clerk to check my ticket, even someone friendly nice. Why tempt people? The devil tempts us not--'tis we tempt him, Reckoning his skill with opportunity. George Eliot

Comment #7

whitmansm2 — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 04:06:21 GMT

I called this one from the begining! I always said she'd get time already served and probation. Its wrong....but that's the way it is.Sad.

Comment #6

danamukie$ — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 22:17:42 GMT

By no means was this a good person, She was bad to start off with and helped herself get worse

Comment #5

DoubleDown — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 21:58:21 GMT

I hear what you are saying and agree, but was just thinking that they might have found a way to get out of paying without the original ticket, that's all.

Comment #4

RJOh — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 17:56:21 GMT

I assume anyone might consider becoming a thief if they think they have discovered a $175,000 lottery ticket that the real owner doesn't know about, even the store clerk checking the ticket. That's the reason lottery players should check their own tickets and not help a good person go bad.

Comment #3

qutgnt — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 17:03:07 GMT

Why cant you believe the paid off the photocopy. There was a certain number of tickets in the sequence that they had and that one was gone due to extrodinary circumstances. I am glad common sense was used here, there needs to be a lot more common sense in the world.

Comment #2

DoubleDown — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 16:16:09 GMT

I can't believe they paid off of a photocopy.

Comment #1

BabyJC — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 15:31:30 GMT

Unbelievable -- A slap on the wrist. This lenient sentence is not going to discourage this type of crime again! If anything, at least her name will be mud and she will have to endure the embarassment of being recognized as a thief when out at the grocery store, etc.

Woman who stole $175,000 lottery ticket avoids jail time

Lottery Post — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 11:36:38 GMT

Dora Leal dodged a potential 15-year prison sentence Monday and was given probation and community service for her theft of a $175,000 winning lottery ticket from a group of Chicago traders.Last month a Cook County jury found Leal guilty of stealing the Mega Millions lottery ticket in December, 2003.She was a runner at the Chicago Board Options Exchange, where 16 people had pooled money to purchase lottery tickets, said prosecutor Lori Rosen. Leal was sent to a convenience store with the tickets