SLED: Gas Station Employees Charged After Stealing More than 300 Lottery Tickets

SLED: Gas station employees charged after stealing more than 300 lottery tickets

Two former employees at a gas station in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, have been charged by SLED after being accused of lottery fraud.

Pageland mini mart employees accused of stealing hundreds of lottery tickets: SLED

Between March 11 and March 18, 2026, the two women allegedly passed 369 scratch-off lottery tickets at the In & Out Mini Mart on W. McGregor Street.

Two Chesterfield County women charged with lottery fraud

CHESTERFIELD, S.C. – The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) charged two women with lottery fraud. Darlene Helms, 67, and Yoisha Merrell Chambers, 47, were both charged with intent to defraud, counterfeit game tickets on Thursday. Helms attempted to pass approximately 369 scratch-off lottery tickets at a Pageland mini mart. She was employed at the store when Merrell Chambers redeemed the stolen tickets for cash prizes worth over $11,4…