(THUNDER BAY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Investigations and Enforcement Bureau attached to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) were called to investigate an incident of theft of lottery tickets at a lottery retail location in Thunder Bay. The investigation was referred to the OPP by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG).
On September 23, 2013, 56 year old Karen RUBERTO of Thunder Bay, Ontario was arrested and charged with Theft Under $5,000 for stealing lottery tickets and tobacco products from a convenience store in Thunder Bay while she was employed there as a clerk. The accused was released on a Promise to Appear and an Officer in Charge Undertaking and will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Thunder Bay on November 29, 2013.
Effective January 1, 2008, the OPP Bureau at the AGCO was assigned responsibility to investigate insider wins by persons regulated by the AGCO and suspicious wins for lotteries conducted and managed by the OLG.