Illinois Lottery employee charged with cashing out stolen tickets

CHICAGO – A Springfield man was charged with stealing books of immediate lottery tickets and redeeming them for money.

Dean F. Derrick, 57, was working as an Illinois Lottery gross sales consultant between when he stole books of immediate lottery tickets from retailers and took them to different retailers to redeem them for prize cash, in response to Illinois Legal professional Common Kwame Raoul.

Derrick additionally partnered with Frazier R. Mack, 23, who allegedly helped him redeem profitable tickets.

The thefts happened between March 23, 2022 and April 13, 2022.

Derrick surrendered to the Sangamon County Jail on Wednesday after an arrest warrant was issued by the court docket.

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He was charged with 4 counts of theft of governmental property larger than $500 however lower than $10,000, seven counts of official misconduct and three counts of wire fraud.

His bond was set at $15,000 and he’s scheduled to seem in court docket on March 30.

“State workers are charged with finishing up the work of the general public. That belief is damaged when a person seeks to personally revenue from their place,” Raoul mentioned. “I respect the partnerships of each the Illinois State Police and the Illinois Lottery on this investigation, and I’ll proceed working to carry public workers accountable for abusing their positions and benefiting from the general public.”

Mack was charged with two counts of theft of governmental property larger than $500 however lower than $10,000. He was arrested on Wednesday and his bond was set for $15,000.