Denise Antionette Maxwell, a 35-year-old from Goose Creek, faces lottery fraud charges in Charleston and Dorchester Counties for allegedly stealing and redeeming scratch-off tickets. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) investigated incidents from July 24, 2025, captured on surveillance video.​
Incident Details
On that date, Maxwell reportedly stole five tickets from Rivers Mart on Rivers Avenue in North Charleston and redeemed them for $100 at a Dorchester Road business. She also stole four tickets from a Circle K on West Aviation Avenue and tried unsuccessfully to cash them at Gas-N-Go on Rivers Avenue.​
Additional Charges
Dorchester County charges include more thefts from a Speedway on Ashley Phosphate Road, where she redeemed tickets at a Parkers on Ladson Road for $15 and passed one to a third party who cashed it for $20. She was booked into Charleston County Detention Center on January 14, 2026, then transferred to Dorchester the next day.
