Florida Lottery Winner Nearly Lost $2,700 Prize After Cashier Stashed Claim Receipt in Her Vest Pocket

Every lottery transaction prints a validation slip, and the Florida Lottery urges players to keep it with the ticket until the cash clears. (Credit: Google Gemini Image)

An elderly Florida man almost lost a $2,700 (£2,040) lottery prize after the Walmart cashier who had just helped him allegedly pocketed the receipt he needed to collect it, deputies say.

Tameka Hall, 40, who worked the register at a Walmart fuel and convenience store on South Woodland Boulevard in DeLand, has been charged with felony grand theft after investigators accused her of hiding the validation receipt tied to the man's winning Florida Lottery ticket. ClickOrlando first reported the arrest.