SLED Charges Charleston County Man with Lottery Fraud

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) charged Franklin Alfonso Grant, Jr., 28, with Intent to Defraud, Counterfeit Game Tickets on Friday, August 22, 2025. The South Carolina Education Lottery requested the SLED investigation.

Details can be found in the attached warrant.

Grant Jr. was booked into the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center in Charleston County.

The case will be prosecuted by the 9th Circuit Solicitor's Office.

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