This is an actual story from the news… it would be hard to make up something this stupid…

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A woman stole $2.3 million (1.2 million pounds) from her employers and spent the money on lottery tickets, buying as much as $6,000 worth of tickets a day in a bid to hit the jackpot, prosecutors said on Thursday.

Annie Donnelly, 38, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to stealing the money over 3 1/2 years from her employer, Great South Bay Surgical Associates, where she was a bookkeeper.

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Even though she was the bookkeeper, you figure someone would’ve noticed money missing, especially after the first million or so.  But the stupid part is that this woman could’ve had millions of dollars yet spent it on lottery tickets.  How stupid!  She must’ve not thought this through…