A United States Postal Service employee is accused of stealing a winning Florida lottery ticket that was mailed and then redeeming it. According to reporting on the case, a winning Pick 4 Florida lottery ticket was sent through the mail and later was allegedly taken by a USPS worker before it could be claimed by the intended recipient. The employee is then accused of redeeming the ticket rather than delivering it. The matter comes to light through the ticket’s status after it is presented for payment and the subsequent investigation into how the ticket was handled after it entered the postal system. The USPS worker has been arrested, and authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the alleged theft and redemption. The sources describe the case as involving the theft of a winning ticket and its redemption by the postal employee, with details limited to the general allegation and the arrest, rather than providing further information about the investigation’s progress or the amount involved.