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Michigan Woman Charged With Three South Carolina Lottery-Fraud Counts
Keaysha Sincere Warren faces one count in Calhoun County and two in Richland County over allegations involving stolen scratch-off tickets passed at two South Carolina locations.
A Michigan woman was charged with three lottery-fraud counts in South Carolina after investigators linked her to the alleged use of stolen scratch-off tickets at businesses in two counties.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division charged 23-year-old Keaysha Sincere Warren on August 31, 2026. She faces one count of intent to defraud involving counterfeit game tickets in Calhoun County and two additional counts involving the same offense in Richland County.
The South Carolina Education Lottery requested the investigation, according to SLED. The case has been assigned to the 1st and 5th Circuit Solicitor's Offices for prosecution.
The alleged conduct dates to June 22, 2025. One arrest warrant alleges that Warren participated in passing multiple stolen scratch-off lottery tickets at Pilot Travel Center #4579 in Saint Matthews, South Carolina, which is in Calhoun County.
A separate warrant alleges that multiple stolen scratch-off tickets were passed the same day at Sphinx #268 in Richland County. The warrants identify Hot Spot #3004 in Orangeburg as the location from which the tickets were allegedly stolen.
The Richland County warrant states that both the theft and the scanning of the tickets were captured on video. The video evidence is cited in connection with the allegations involving the tickets passed in Richland County.
Warren was booked at the Orangeburg-Calhoun Regional Detention Center and later at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center. The charges cover alleged conduct at locations in Calhoun and Richland counties, while the identified source location for the tickets was in Orangeburg County.
The case remains assigned to the two solicitor's offices identified by SLED. The charging documents describe allegations involving stolen scratch-off tickets and intent to defraud; the supplied case information does not state a final court outcome.