Worker accused of stealing winning Oregon lottery ticket

Comment #26

chasingadream — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:00:49 GMT

that was so dirty of him ......when they asked had he seen the notebook and he said no....

well at least she got her money.

Comment #25

LckyLary — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:21:33 GMT

I sign any winning tickets immediately. Anything that much would go in a locked fireproof gypsum box made by Halliburton, and go directly to ELE7VEN to file a claim

Comment #24

KY Floyd — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:22:30 GMT

I don't remember the particualr post you do, but I doubt that I would have said that money isn't always a bearer instrument. The point that I have made several times is that people misunderstand what bearer instrument means. Some financial instruments are registered to their owner, and some aren't, and whether or not it's registered doesn't change the laws about ownership of property. Cash is a bearer instrument, but if you lose it you still own it. It's just a matter of whether or not you're... [ More ]

Comment #23

U.N.V.ME — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:11:25 GMT

What in tha H-E double hockey sticks possed her to bring the ticket inside,let alone stopping in the first place. I would have been on one wheel headin to the lottery office to cash my ticket,get my mula an head straight to the bank, Heck I would of made me a sandwhich at home an got something later... You see how money makes people act, Act a D!@ FOOL...

Comment #22

dumars798 — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:50:59 GMT

Comment #21

Raven62 — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:35:02 GMT

I commend you for your honesty!

Even though the owner of the wallet didn't appreciate your honestly, there are many people in the world that do!

Thanks

Comment #20

One2Adore — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:47:05 GMT

Technically, the ticket was never lost . It was mislaid (or misplaced). Therefore, under common law principles, the finder of a misplaced object has the duty to turn it over to the owner of the premises (restaurant) on the theory that the true owner is likely to return to that location to search for his/her misplaced item. If the true owner never shows up, the property becomes that of the owner of the premises. Therefore, the waiter/bus boy never had a right to the notebook, nor its' conten... [ More ]

Comment #19

KyMystikal — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:02:15 GMT

This woman never should have been a winner. How are you gonna win the top prize and not sign the ticket? Then she is on your way to lottery headquarters to cash the ticket and decide to stop and get a bite to eat and carries the ticket into the restaurant in a notebook? I guess her purse was to full from carrying makeup, combs, brushes, and what nots that the ticket wouldn't fit in there. She remembers to pay the bill and then leaves, returning about 15 minutes later to get the notebook with the... [ More ]

Comment #18

justxploring — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:47:28 GMT

Geena Davis told Brad Pitt about some money they had and he took off with it, leaving them high and dry which is why she held up that store. I don't know why I thought of that scene, because it's not the same as taking a lottery ticket someone left on a table. Maybe I just wanted to think about Brad Pitt in that pair of dungarees back in 1991.

Jeffrey writes:

I told him that I found his wallet in the street and I gave it to him. He said, The money had better all be in there. and... [ More ]

Comment #17

jeffrey — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:36:05 GMT

I remember I once found a wallet with a lot of money in it. I was really poor and needed the funds but I found the driver's license and took the wallet to the address given. Being poor, I had no car so I walked it there. It took me a couple of hours being a rather long distance. I walked up to the door with my integrity intact and the owner of the wallet opened the door. I told him that I found his wallet in the street and I gave it to him. He said, The money had better all be in there. and cl... [ More ]

Comment #16

Bagent — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:44:48 GMT

An really stupid on their part to EVEN take the ticket inside in the first place

Comment #15

JackpotWanna — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:57:40 GMT

Class B felony punishable by a sentence of up to 10 years in prison and/or a fine up to $250,000.00.

kinda harsh for the crime committed. I guess the guy needed the money to risk that.

Comment #14

LuckyLilly — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:55:54 GMT

But people have found tickets in FL and claimed them, and the Lottery awarded them the entire prize.

If the original owner doesn't come forward, I could see why the lottery would award it to the bearer. But if someone else comes forward and has some type of proof they lost it or that it was stolen, would the lottery still award the prize to the bearer? Or would they let the courts decide?

I just thought of the movie Thelma Louise.

It's been too long since I saw that movie, I do... [ More ]

Comment #13

LuckyLilly — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:44:52 GMT

He sounds like a creep, but putting him in jail for 10 years or fining him an amount he will never be able to pay isn't going to help his children. He should be allowed to work and his wages garnished, but what good does sticking him in a cell while we foot the bill do for society?

It'll get the word out to other would-be thieves that Finders Keepers doesn't apply under the law.

Comment #12

justxploring — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:43:32 GMT

Yes, I agree. As I wrote earlier, what he did is morally wrong. I wouldn't want to leave my wallet somewhere and learn that someone took it. I've found money and other stuff turned it in. However, a good lawyer could argue that he found the ticket on the floor or outside in the parking lot or in the dumpster. What I was saying is that, knowing he owed back taxes and child support, he lied and asked someone else to accompany him to the Lottery. If I walked into Denny's and found a ticket o... [ More ]

Comment #11

LuckyLilly — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:19:40 GMT

We've had this discussion before, about whether a bearer instrument belongs to the person who finds it. I think this case may prove that no, it doesn't. You're supposed to turn money into police if you don't know who it belongs to, and if it's not claimed within a certain time period, then it belongs to you.

This ticket obviously was not thrown away or discarded. It was lost. So even tho it's a bearer instrument, the employee was obligated to turn it over to the police.... [ More ]

Comment #10

lotterybraker — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:43:58 GMT

LOL...I have to agree with all of you..and they say you cant judge a book by its cover..hahaha

Comment #9

justxploring — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:23:21 GMT

I agree, Raven!

Yikes, he's creepy

Scary, people never look too pretty when they get their mug shots taken! LOL

The victim reported that on December 26th she was dining with her son at the Denny's Restaurant located at 987 Kruse Way in Springfield. The victim stopped for lunch before driving to Oregon Lottery Headquarters in Salem to claim her prize on a winning $50,000 'Green Gold' scratch-it ticket she had purchased two days earlier at a Stanfield, Oregon truck stop.

A... [ More ]

Comment #8

ThatScaryChick — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:13:52 GMT

Well, she did report the notebook stolen and the ticket stolen. That doesn't constitute finders keepers, loser weepers and the authorities must have agreed.

Comment #7

Todd — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:47:20 GMT

The guy probably just looked inside the notebook when he found it, hoping it contained something of value... which it did.

I guarantee that ANYBODY finding a notebook on a table like that would look inside -- even if to find out who it belongs to.

I agree with those who are thunderstruck by the fact that the winning ticket was placed inside a notebook to start with. People just do dumb things sometimes. The ticket should have been deep within a front pants pocket. If it doesn't fit, fol... [ More ]

Comment #6

NITEHAWK61 — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:46:55 GMT

how is he being accused of aggravated theft?

she left it behind.losers weepers, finders keepers.

unless she signed it. he who has it owns it.

Comment #5

JettaMan — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:58:16 GMT

Umm HOW did he know they had the winning ticket?? Someone bragged

Comment #4

seand — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:58:01 GMT

What kind of idiot leaves a notebook containing $50,000 on a table in a diner, because that's exactly what it would be. I know that if I had won 50K on a scratch card, I'd be keepin it on my person at all times. Most likely down my pants.

Comment #3

onenumber — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:53:29 GMT

I'm with you Raven62, who in their right mind would stop to have a meal before heading to the lottery headquarters. I would have made a quick stop at Micky D's if the kid was hungry!!! OH, if only I was so lucky

Comment #2

Raven62 — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:43:25 GMT

Mighty careless of them to leave without the Winning Ticket/Notebook, considering the Ticket was worth $50,000

Comment #1

ThatScaryChick — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:27:59 GMT

Yikes, he's creepy.

Luckily that woman reported that her notebook and the scratch-off were stolen or this guy may have got away with cashing in the ticket.

Worker accused of stealing winning Oregon lottery ticket

Lottery Post — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:29:32 GMT

An investigation by Oregon State Police Lottery Security Section detectives has led to the arrest of a Springfield man who allegedly stole a winning $50,000 scratch-it ticket from the victim at a Springfield restaurant.

The suspect was arrested when he came to lottery headquarters to claim the $50,000 prize.

Oregon State Police was contacted by the victim, a 37-year old Kooskia, Idaho resident, on December 26th, reporting the theft that day of a winning Oregon Lottery scratch-it ticket. Li... [ More ]