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2 charged in Lottery scam

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) _ Two Jacksonville men are facing criminal charges after a stolen lottery ticket worth $20,000 was redeemed.

According to police records, Kenneth Hayes and James Picray have been charged with dealing in stolen property. Picray is also facing a grand theft charge.

An arrest report states that several books of lottery tickets have been stolen from a Jacksonville store.

Hayes cashed a winning ticket month. While he was at the Lottery district office, a surveillance camera captured Picray waiting in the lobby.