HIALEAH, Fla. – Officers arrested a married couple on Thursday in Hialeah accusing them of running a scheme to defraud the Florida Lottery, police said.
Ana Ramirez is accused of stealing hundreds of scratch-off ticket books from Aries Supermarket where she was employed as a cashier, police said.
She and her husband, Roberto Montes, are accused of cashing in several winning tickets costing the supermarket and the Florida Lottery more than $236,000, police said.
Ramirez and Montes face charges of grand theft and organized scheme to defraud.