{"id":2307674,"date":"2024-07-24T22:17:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T02:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-station-clerk-caught-celebrating-after-allegedly-stealing-1m-lottery-ticket-from-tennessee-dad\/"},"modified":"2024-07-24T22:20:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T02:20:59","slug":"gas-station-clerk-caught-celebrating-after-allegedly-stealing-1m-lottery-ticket-from-tennessee-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-station-clerk-caught-celebrating-after-allegedly-stealing-1m-lottery-ticket-from-tennessee-dad\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas Station Clerk Caught Celebrating After Allegedly Stealing $1M Lottery Ticket from Tennessee Dad"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgas-station-clerk-caught-celebrating-after-allegedly-stealing-1m-lottery-ticket-from-tennessee-dad%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2307674&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>2q<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The clerk, Meer Patel, 23, was arrested and charged with theft over $250,000. The stolen ticket was returned to the rightful owner, who was able to claim his $1 million prize.<\/p>\n<p>Lottery\u200c officials reminded players to sign\u2064 the back of their tickets immediately after purchasing them to prevent\u2064 theft or loss.<\/p>\n<p> 1. What was the total amount of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shock-half-of-covid-19-unemployment-funds-may-have-gone-to-scammers\/\" title=\"SHOCK: \u2018Half\u2019 Of COVID-19 Unemployment Funds May Have Gone To Scammers\">money stolen<\/a> by the clerk?<\/p>\n<p>2. How did\u200b the rightful owner of\u200d the stolen ticket prove that it belonged \u200dto them in order to claim the prize?  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-suspect-shoots-houston-store-clerk-in-the-face-without-saying-anything\/\" title=\"WATCH: Suspect Shoots Houston Store Clerk in the Face &#039;Without Saying Anything&#039;\">gas station clerk<\/a> has been charged with theft for allegedly stealing a $1 million winning lottery ticket from an unsuspecting customer.<\/p>\n<p>Lottery staff grew suspicious and launched an investigation after 23-year-old Meer Patel tried to cash the winning ticket, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsmv.com\/2024\/07\/22\/tennessee-man-wins-1-million-off-lottery-ticket-initially-stolen-by-gas-station-clerk-sheriffs-office-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WSMV-TV<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The customer had bought two $20 Diamond and Gold lottery tickets at a Shell station in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and had asked the clerk to check to see if they were winners, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newschannel5.com\/news\/million-dollar-lottery-ticket-stolen-and-returned-back-to-the-winners-hands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTVF<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mega-millions-player-scores-5th-largest-jackpot-lotterys-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lottery<\/a> players do to save time &mdash; the customer just scratched off the front bar code &hellip; and then asked Patel to check if they were winners,&rdquo; the station reported.<\/p>\n<p>The clerk paid the customer $40 in winnings for one of the tickets but threw the other in the wastebasket, telling the customer that ticket didn&rsquo;t win anything.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As the gentleman left, he took the trash out. On <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/camera-catches-secret-service-apparently-lifting-struggling-biden-car\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">camera<\/a> you can see him grab the ticket and put it in his pocket,&rdquo; Lt. Detective Steve Craig said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What Patel likely didn&rsquo;t know is that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lottery-scrambles-publishing-wrong-winning-numbers-blames-human-error\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lottery officials<\/a> vet all big winners, and that includes checking security video,&rdquo; WTVF reported.<\/p>\n<p>The video showed the clerk &ldquo;celebrating in the store after scratching off the front of the ticket and learning it was a $1 million winner,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/news\/crime\/2024\/07\/24\/antioch-murfreesboro-clerk-charged-theft-father-wins-million\/74524333007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Tennessean<\/a> reported, quoting a Rutherford County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office news release.<\/p>\n<p>The video also led investigators to the rightful owner of the ticket.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The man, the release said, was skeptical of the news but agreed to go to the Tennessee Lottery to claim his prize.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">sheriff&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s department post on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X described the lottery winner as &ldquo;surprised&rdquo; and &ldquo;thankful.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">An Antioch father was surprised when <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RCTNSheriff?\">@RCTNSheriff<\/a> detectives informed him he won the $1 million lottery.<br \/> A store clerk allegedly stole his ticket and tried to collect the prize.<br \/> Meer Patel, 23, of Murfreesboro was charged with theft over $250,000.<br \/> The father was thankful. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8pOP0pEs2q\">pic.twitter.com\/8pOP0pEs2q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RCTNSheriff (@RCTNSheriff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RCTNSheriff\/status\/1815500481655087269?\">July 22, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The feel good side of this story is [the customer] never knew he was the winner until we made contact with him,&rdquo;&nbsp; Craig said in the news release.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That is absolutely life-changing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gavin-newsom-ditches-california-city-moves-daughter-wealthy-area-big-money-private-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">money<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Patel has been charged with theft of over $250,000.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Theft on a million-dollar ticket is a Class A felony,&rdquo; WTVF reported.<\/p>\n<p>The station said he was booked into the Rutherford County Jail.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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