SLED Charges Former Convenience Store Employee with Lottery Fraud
Wednesday, Nov 19, 2025
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) charged Ethan Cole Barbare, 19, with Intent to Defraud, Counterfeit Game Tickets on Monday, November 17, 2025. The South Carolina Education Lottery requested the SLED investigation.
Details can be found in the attached warrant.
Barbare was booked into the Anderson County Detention Center.
The case will be prosecuted by the 10th Circuit Solicitor’s Office.
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