Sheetz Employee Allegedly Printed $17,000 in Keno Tickets Without Paying
A 32-year-old employee at a Sheetz store in Ohio, Joshua Melvin Hartley, was arrested on suspicion of printing Keno tickets from a lottery terminal without paying for about two months. Police say the tickets were worth a total of $17,000, and Hartley is alleged to have used the winnings to pay his bills.
An employee at a Sheetz convenience store in Ohio has been charged with allegedly using a lottery terminal without authorization to print Keno tickets worth $17,000, and paying his bills with the winnings.
Joshua Melvin Hartley, 32, of Cleveland, was arrested at the Sheetz store in Solon on November 5. Hartley has been charged with fourth-degree theft. Police say Hartley discovered a terminal function that Sheetz staff did not regularly use, and for about two months he printed Keno tickets without paying. It is not known how he learned about this function or whether he got around security measures.
The investigation was started by a Sheetz loss prevention officer who noticed unusual losses in Keno transactions at the store. Working with the Ohio Lottery Commission, the company reviewed the system and identified about $17,000 in suspicious ticket activity. Police spokesperson Lt. Bill Vajdich said some wagers were quite high, with one being $500. A list prepared by store managers showed that Hartley was working every time tickets were printed. Security camera footage showed Hartley using the terminal to print dozens of tickets.
Police seized about $2,000 from Hartley during his arrest. Police said they are asking that the money be returned to Sheetz by court order. According to officials, the $17,000 figure represents the total value of the tickets he allegedly printed without authorization, not the amount Hartley earned.
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