$744K+ Lottery Ticket Forged By PA Woman, Police Say

A Pennsylvania woman "manipulated and forged" a lottery ticket so it would appear that she won several hundreds of thousands of dollars, police announced on Friday.

Kathy Louise Free.
Photo Credit: *Lower Swatara Township PD*

Jillian Pikora

08/25/2023 12:59 p.m.

Kathy Louise Free, 61, of State Line, changed a number on a Pennsylvania Lottery Tocket making it appear that she won $744, 260 in Sept. 2022, according to the Lower Swatara Township Police.

The following criminal charges were filed against Free on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023:

Felony Criminal Attempt Theft by Deception.
Felony Forgery.
Misdemeanor Possession of an Instrument of Crime.

She was released on $1,000 unsecured bail, court records show.

Anyone with information related to this case is encouraged to contact Detective Robert Appleby at (717) 558-6900.

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