Wisconsin woman receives probation for stealing and cashing $25,000 lottery ticket

Comment #22

cbr$ — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 17:24:44 GMT

Jessica N. Surratt sentence was a slap on the waist. Theft Fraud , she got three

years probation. This is Wisconsin since of justice really . wow

Comment #21

coosemaker — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 03:21:45 GMT

It's hardly worth playing is it,Paying nearly $10,000 in tax, on a $25,000 ticket

Sorry guys ...that Is Scandalous

Comment #20

Cassie8620 — Sat, 30 May 2020 20:33:25 GMT

I know. smh.

ridiculous.

ugh...

PROBATION= easy... not justice at all, ergo, Surrat shall continue, her scamming,well robbery,theft,get more quick cash,without fear of jail or prison.then again, i know some say jails from my california to here in NC east coast are easier now, heck,can even marry, and um email in prison, what's that about,smh.

no wonder why we have the highest rate of serious crimes,armed robberies,children harmed, to theft,to murder,sad to say.

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Comment #19

Cassie8620 — Sat, 30 May 2020 20:28:15 GMT

I know that's right, RED. She is laughing literally @ the court system, the um judge and the cops, for rest of her pathetic life on this one.

Yep. #SMDH my parents used to say bout how, some truly get away with things they should NOT.

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at times, some steal whether it is a bank a store, or workplace theft etc.al., or someone they know with alot of monday, that they feel

it is really worth stealin' for a BIG pay day $ a hefty pay day $$$ is worth going to a prison jail... [ More ]

Comment #18

Unlucky-Kenny — Fri, 29 May 2020 19:13:00 GMT

Authorities seized about $25,000 worth of drugs, including about 8.5 ounces of cocaine, 1.5 ounces of marijuana, and a variety of controlled and prescription medications, all allegedly being sold out of the house.

Also seized were $5,700 in cash, scales, packaging materials, ledgers, safes and drug paraphernalia.

WOW!

Thanks cottoneyedjoe

Not her first run in with johnny-law and still on this new case only gets probation.

Comment #17

cottoneyedjoe — Fri, 29 May 2020 18:33:17 GMT

Since the article mentioned her being a repeat offender, let's see what she was up to 4 years ago

https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/crime-and-courts/toddler-removed-from-dells-drug-house-mom-1-of-2-arrested-police-say/article_f94463a3-e573-58cb-be87-b248ad4bb2d9.html

Comment #16

ekem6078 — Fri, 29 May 2020 04:52:51 GMT

Someone pulled some might big strings for her butt. or the judge got the best nite ever

Comment #15

sully16 — Fri, 29 May 2020 01:24:16 GMT

Comment #14

cottoneyedjoe — Fri, 29 May 2020 01:24:12 GMT

Scratch off theft does seem to be a crime that's hard to get away with -- except maybe for petty amounts that aren't worth the effort. The thieves who've figured it out are the ones we'll never read about.

Comment #13

MsBee18 — Fri, 29 May 2020 00:36:02 GMT

Mighty clever cottoneyedjoe but scratchoff tickets usually have to be scanned at point of sale which gives retailers a day/time to pull cameras. You'd probably have to be a manager to get away with it even through a friend. Mind you you don't know which ticket in the pac is a claimer.

Comment #12

Bleudog101 — Thu, 28 May 2020 23:38:52 GMT

For current inmates in KY you can look them up on KOOL under KY DOC; however once they are released HR et al would have to pay to find out someone's questionable past according to my friend here.

Comment #11

Unlucky-Kenny — Thu, 28 May 2020 23:21:15 GMT

Confused the heck out of me too - slap on the wrist.

She will start scamming somewhere else probably.

Comment #10

PHIL85 — Thu, 28 May 2020 22:33:36 GMT

She steals tickets from her employer and then cashes in a major prize tickets. You call PROBATION just punishment!?

What, did the judge forget to buy her dinner and give the lady $500 in gift cards to boot

Comment #9

reddog — Thu, 28 May 2020 21:50:19 GMT

She got off easy. Should had at least done some community service along with the probation.

Comment #8

Unlucky-Kenny — Thu, 28 May 2020 19:14:26 GMT

Yeah seriously.

Begs the question how many get away with it on a regular basis because they use 5% of their brain

Comment #7

cottoneyedjoe — Thu, 28 May 2020 18:33:11 GMT

These scratch off thieves we always read about are too greedy for their own good. She could have covered her tracks by giving the winning ticket to a friend and then telling that friend to come into the store to buy more of the same scratch off. Or better yet, just tear up any big winners and keep only the small winners that can be cashed at a gas station. If your job is selling lottery products, aren't you supposed to know they are designed to be highly traceable

Comment #6

Bleudog101 — Thu, 28 May 2020 18:12:44 GMT

Friends that have/are working for Public Defenders office can access Facebook accounts of criminals and law enforcement uses that too. You'd be surprised by the folks of what they post about crimes they've committed!

To make a long story short, HR departments have access to all kinds of things @ their disposal. I'll have to ask about on-line tools used like you asked.

Comment #5

music* — Thu, 28 May 2020 16:54:04 GMT

Jessica N. Surratt, 32, could have at least 50 years of life remaining. She is ruining her employment resume for the rest of her life.

Is there a government place where future employers of criminals can find past crimes committed by felons? Jessica might lie on her resume but I hope there is somewhere online that tells the truth about her past.

If Jessica was a man, Jess so to speak, he would have done time the first time around.

Jessica probably committed tax fraud as well.

Comment #4

Bleudog101 — Thu, 28 May 2020 16:38:18 GMT

Chalk up another one for the stupid criminals caught.

Strange that restitution of the winnings wasn't part of the deal, though I doubt they'd see their money paid her.

Surratt will never take time responsibility ; what was Hyland thinking? She's a career criminal who may move onto bigger and better things.

Kudos to all the good folks that went after Surratt.

Comment #3

Unlucky-Kenny — Thu, 28 May 2020 15:39:50 GMT

Either got stupid lucky or has been micro scratching for a long time - but that was the only time she got caught maybe?

Who knows.

Comment #2

SaraAnnRapp — Thu, 28 May 2020 14:38:38 GMT

How did she know there was a winning ticket

Comment #1

Unlucky-Kenny — Thu, 28 May 2020 13:12:47 GMT

Hey look our state made the news!!!!

Oh wait......this isn't a good article.

Glad she got caught - this kind of crap makes players disgruntled.

To bad she did not see some bars though.

I remember how upset I was when I read this article while back about WI:

https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2018/03/some-people-repeatedly-win-the-wisconsin-lottery-do-they-play-fair/

Lots of big consistent winners in both WI and around the country happen to be store owners or w... [ More ]

Wisconsin woman receives probation for stealing and cashing $25,000 lottery ticket

Lottery Post — Thu, 28 May 2020 12:32:10 GMT

Former convenience store clerk gets a total of three years' probation for theft and fraud

By Kate Northrop

Jessica N. Surratt, 32, of Eau Claire, Wisconsin was sentenced on Tuesday to two years of probation after pleading guilty to fraud for cashing a winning ticket worth $25,000.

This is in addition to the one year of probation she was initially handed for the theft of tickets back in 2018.

On June 16, 2018, Surratt stole nine scratch-off lottery tickets from the Portage Market Bask... [ More ]