Dubuque store employee embezzled more than $14,000 using lottery pull-tab account

Police say a Dubuque convenience store employee embezzled more than $14,000 by drawing money from the store’s Iowa Lottery pull-tab account. 38 year old Hollie Carr was arrested at around 6 a.m. Wednesday. Rainbo Oil Company alerted Dubuque police on February 27th of a large amount of over-payouts relating to the store’s pull-tab exchange account. The alleged transactions were believed to have occurred 46 times between November 8th and January 31st, resulting in the theft of over $14,000.