Florida Lottery
Coverage of Florida Lottery in the Nexus archive.
- USPS carrier accused of stealing winning Florida Lottery ticket from mail, claiming prize
A USPS carrier in Broward County is accused of stealing a $2,600 winning Florida Lottery ticket from the mail and fraudulently redeeming it. The ticket, purchased at a Tampa Publix store, was mailed by a player to a relative but was intercepted and claimed by Lekaysha Kenya Lockhart, a letter carrier, at the Miami District Office. Lockhart faces multiple felony charges, including grand theft and mail theft, after admitting to the crime during her arrest.
- USPS worker arrested after stealing winning Florida lottery ticket from mail, cashing it in
A U.S. Postal Service worker stole a winning Florida Lottery ticket from the mail and cashed it in, leading to her arrest and multiple felony charges. The incident occurred after a lottery player reported the missing ticket, which was traced to the worker who redeemed it in Miami.
- Florida woman snags $1M prize playing lottery scratch-off game at Publix
A 44-year-old woman from Marion County, Florida, won $1 million in the Gold Rush Legacy Scratch-Off game by purchasing a $20 ticket at a Publix store. She received a lump-sum payment of $640,000 after claiming her prize at the Florida Lottery Headquarters.