Lottery ticket thief sentenced

Comment #13

KY Floyd — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 06:32:06 GMT

They weren't planning on stealing the ticket. The winner left the ticket at the store, so they took advantage of the opportunity. Stealing the ticket at any point would probably be dumb, but people do plenty of stupid things for a lot less than 25 grand.

Comment #12

Yaddamean — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:26:36 GMT

i dont get it, if they were planning on stealing the ticket, why tell the woman she won 25k.

also after the fact, she was told she won, stealing the ticket at that point would be dumb.

Comment #11

justxploring — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 09:58:48 GMT

I knew I read about this case before. Here is the thread from last summer.

https://www.lotterypost.com/thread.aspx?tp=159339 q=clifford tab=nw rp=search

Comment #10

justxploring — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 09:49:43 GMT

Right, Lilly. I remember when LP first posted this news article. The winner was probably so surprised she ran out and then realized how foolish she'd been, since she didn't get anything for validation. Read the story I just posted about the time a teller shorted me $1,800 and I didn't notice the discrepancy right away. It was an honest mistake, but I'm usually extremely careful. Still, as you pointed out, people do spaced out things under stress and they shouldn't be punished for them by dis... [ More ]

Comment #9

LuckyLilly — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 20:01:22 GMT

No, the article said a clerk at the store told her it was a winner. The owner of the ticket left it there because she was excited or forgetful or something. She realized later she had left it and went back to retrieve it. That's when the perp, the store manager, five-fingered it.

Comment #8

computerhead723 — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:42:07 GMT

why did the woman who claimed she had the winning ticket leave the ticket in the store ?????

dont sound right ...this clerk must have said it was a looser

Comment #7

chasingadream — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:40:57 GMT

OH well .....she shouldn't have stolen the ticket

Comment #6

LuckyLilly — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:26:59 GMT

People are human! We forget things and misplace things all the time. I spend half my day looking for my glasses. We don't always make the best decisions when we're excited. Or when we're not for that matter.

But that doesn't excuse a thief for trying to rip her off. And luckily, the law agrees.

I think she should have gotten more time, myself. I think she got off very easy. With just weekends in jail, her life will barely even be interrupted.

Comment #5

LckyLary — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:54:56 GMT

Is six months of weekends longer than a month of Sundays? Who leaves the store without the winning ticket and who doesn't check the ticket and notice they won 25G and go to Lottery HQ with it or at least put it in a Halliburton locked steel case

Comment #4

ThatScaryChick — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:18:49 GMT

It could have been worse for the lady. She could be spending the full 6 months in prison without any breaks.

Comment #3

Jack Pot — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:36:48 GMT

Yeah. Free food too and bodyguards.

Comment #2

konane — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:14:05 GMT

Comment #1

dumars798 — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:53:46 GMT

What a deal,work hard during the week,and rest on a iron bunk bed!

Have mercy

Lottery ticket thief sentenced

Lottery Post — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:38:00 GMT

East Greenbush woman to serve six months of weekends in jail despite pleas for leniency

An East Greenbush woman who admitted stealing a $25,000 winning lottery ticket was sentenced Thursday to six months of weekends in jail, despite pleas from her attorney that the court show some mercy and drop the jail time.

Kelly Clifford, 21, appeared before Judge Robert Jacon for sentencing last week, when her lawyer, John Kelleher, asked for compassion for his client.

During that appearance, Kel... [ More ]