Couple Use Stolen Money To Buy Winning $1 Million Lottery Ticket

Story out of Pottsville, Pennsylvania:

Two of the four people charged with stealing more than $175,000 from an Agway store in Cressona are accused of using the stolen money to buy a winning $1 million lottery ticket, according to an Associated Press report.

State police said Joan Lechleitner and her fiancé, Kerry Titus, bought the winning Cash 5 ticket worth more than $1,047,618 with money they stole from May 2011 to March 2016. A criminal complaint obtained by the Associated Press revealed that the couple — along with two other former employees, Samantha Schaeffer and Tyler Schappell — rang up fake returns during that period and pocketed the money.

Some of the stolen money was used to buy lottery tickets during the time frame, including the $1 million winner on Sept. 11. Lechleitner split the winnings with four others, netting $264,904.50, according to state lottery officials. Cont.

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