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A couple from Defuniak Springs, Florida, has been arrested and charged with presenting a forged lottery ticket and grand theft. Dakota Jones, 32, and his girlfriend, Kira Enders, 36, allegedly attempted to claim a $1 million prize with a fake ticket. The ticket was a combination of two separate tickets that had been taped together crudely. Lottery officials determined the ticket was a non-winner, and the couple was detained for investigation. Jones and Enders each gave different accounts of how they acquired the ticket, according to an affidavit. They were released on bond and are scheduled to appear in court in mid-May.

A couple from Florida, Dakota Jones and Kira Enders, allegedly forged a fake $1 million lottery ticket by combining two $500X The Cash scratch-off tickets. The altered ticket visually appeared to be a winning ticket. Enders reportedly submitted the forged ticket for a $1 million claim at the Florida Lottery’s office in Pensacola on March 1. Special Agent Richard Pisanti later detained the couple on March 11 for questioning. During interviews, Enders claimed she had scratched the ticket herself and believed it was a winner. However, when confronted with the inconsistencies on the ticket, she denied taping the two pieces together. PISANTI showed Enders that the counterfeited ticket did not match the words on the back. Enders responded: ‘What, they don’t go together?’