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Posted on 08/03/2026 2:41:14 PM PDT by DFG
A United States Postal Service worker was arrested last week after a search for a missing lottery ticket led investigators back to her, the Florida Lottery announced on Friday.
Court documents said the victim purchased a Pick 4 ticket from a 7-Eleven in Tampa on June 14 and went to a Publix the following day to verify the winning amount of $2600.
Later that day, the victim went to a United States Post Office and mailed the ticket to a relative in Fort Lauderdale to help cover funeral expenses, the documents said.
Nine days later, when the ticket never reached its intended destination, the victim reported the incident to the Florida Lottery.
A Special Agent with the lottery’s Division of Security discovered the ticket had already been cashed in by 28-year-old Lakaysha Lockhart in Miami Lakes days earlier, her arrest report said.
As the investigation continued, Lockhart was identified as a Level II City Carrier for USPS.
She was arrested last Thursday, July 23, the Florida Lottery said, in a joint operation with the lottery’s Division of Security and the USPS Office of Inspector General.
“Our players deserve confidence that every Lottery prize is protected through strong security measures and diligent oversight,” said Florida Lottery Secretary Reginald D. Dixon. “I commend our Division of Security for their outstanding investigative work and thank our partners at the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General and the Broward County Sheriff’s Office for their collaboration in protecting the integrity of Florida Lottery games and bringing this case to a successful resolution.”
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But how stupid to mail something that is basically considered "cash" in the mail.
Did the victim get the $2600 back?
“Later that day, the victim went to a United States Post Office and mailed the ticket to a relative in Fort Lauderdale to help cover funeral expenses, the documents said.”
OK, this story just got officially weird.
Lakaysha
Somebody (victim) was running their mouth at the post office.
Somebody else (perp) heard it.
How is that weird?
Sounds like normally there is no issue stealing stuff out of the mail.
“””Later that day, the victim went to a United States Post Office and mailed the ticket to a relative in Fort Lauderdale to help cover funeral expenses, the documents said.”””
Now media adds the ‘emotional’ side of the story.
How about the media reporting: “How did the postal employee know that the envelope contained the lottery ticket?”
Should’ve been mailed in an overnight or 3 day USPS mailer, with tracking number, and, signature required.
*Might* have helped. You never know ... it IS the USPS.
Next time try putting the ticket into an envelope.
reparations?
“How is that weird?”
I don’t know if I would call it weird, but the smart thing would have been cash it and mail three postal money orders.
For twenty six hundred bucks rent a car and drive the ticket there. Pay the funeral expenses and with what is left over get a steak dinner together. The public skrewel teachers’ unions have done a stellar job dumbing down the U.S. population.
UPS or FedEx for important documents.
“OK, this story just got officially weird.”
It is weird to help out a mourning relative?
Just being a loyal public servant.
Agree.
“Was the letter that obvious that it contained a lottery ticket?”
Since it was likely addressed to the Lottery Commission, you get a really good clue.
Sending a lotto ticket to help with a funeral.....I get the intent but I’ve never heard of that before.
And then it gets picked off by a mail carrier?
Why not just cash it and venmo the funds?
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