School employee gets $2.6 million check because of typo

When the state of Minnesota accidentally sent Sabrina Walker, of Minneapolis, a $2.6 million check, prosecutors say, she didn't call to say it wasn't hers.

Instead, she and her boyfriend went on a spree, authorities said. Walker and Charles Calvin Lockhart opened investment accounts and bought Land Rovers, jewelry and limousine rides, a criminal complaint states.

Walker, a 37-year-old social worker who earns $35,000 a year, was behind bars Wednesday at the Hennepin County jail, accused of theft and other charges. They also went shopping, according to the complaint, spending:

$5,500 on jewelry
$3,817 at Best Buy
$2,069 for limousine services
$39,971 for a 2008 Land Rover
$38,968 on a 2003 Land Rover
$34,862 for a 2006 Chrysler Crossfire
$5,400 on a 1969 Buick Electra

About six weeks after getting the money, however, Walker called the Department of Human Services and left a message asking why the check was sent to her, the complaint said. A worker investigated and told her that it had been an error - and that she had to return the money immediately. » Full article here