Myrtle Beach charged after cashing in stolen lottery tickets, SLED says

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - A Myrtle Beach man is behind bars after winning money from stolen lottery tickets. The South Carolina Law Enforcement D...

September 23, 2022
6:42 AM

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - A Myrtle Beach man is behind bars after winning money from stolen lottery tickets. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division said 42-year-old James Richard Esposito, II, was arrested on Sept. 9. SLED stated he's charged with two counts of 'intent to defraud, counterfeit game tickets.'Warrants state the charges stem from two incidents on July 3. The first saw Esposito turn in 11 scratch-off lottery tickets at the Minuteman store on Pine Hollow Road, with winnings totaling $50.

WMBF News Staff