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Posted on 10/10/2025 5:27:32 AM PDT by V_TWIN
A Florida man was hit with federal charges this week after he allegedly stole $7,000 in scratch-off lottery tickets from a convenience store, then returned to the scene of the crime mere hours later to try to redeem his loot, according to authorities.
Justin Farley, 43, pulled into a St. Petersburg Circle K on May 5, and “opened multiple cabinets and took scratch-off lottery tickets,” before fleeing the scene in his grey Hyundai Elantra, according to a probable cause affidavit reviewed by The Post.
Roughly 40 minutes later, Farley arrived at an area 7-Eleven to redeem the $7,000 worth of scratch-offs, according to the document filed in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
After an unsuccessful attempt, the bumbling thief returned to the same Circle K and tried to cash in on the seven ticket books he had stolen from the store. His attempt once again failed, the document said.
He then left and returned to the Circle K minutes later, only to come up empty a third time, according to the filing.
Disparaged, Farley drove back to the 7-Eleven in a black mask, yellow shirt, and black Nikes and pointed a replica Glock at the clerk, demanding a staffer open the cash register, prosecutors alleged.
He successfully made off with $120 from the register before escorting the clerk to the back of the store and snatching a pack of Newport cigarettes, prosecutors said.
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$42 dollars, all in $1 and $2 “win amounts” lol (not really, i dobt kbow how much he “won”)
I remember an Oregon murder that was solved when morons tried to redeem scratch-offs they’d stolen in the murder/robbery.
The word LOSER in the dictionary should have this story as the definition.
My ex’s cousin embezzled a bunch of money ($10k IIRC), and bought it all in scratch-offs. His thinking was that he would win more than $10K on the tickets, and he’d just return the $10K before anyone noticed and keep the profit.
Some people don’t understand how lotteries work.
“Some people don’t understand how lotteries work”
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A lot of people don’t.....anybody playing it for anything other than entertainment purposes is barking up the wrong tree.
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