The suspect is suspected of 75 thefts across Florida, then reselling the stolen cards on eBay, authorities said.
WASHINGTON — A man is accused of stealing trading cards worth thousands of dollars from Florida Target and Walmart stores in a scheme that involved taco seasoning packets, according to authorities.
Keith Wallis, 39, of Palm Beach, faces charges of felony organized retail theft, felony dealing in stolen property and felony money laundering, according to the office of Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier.
Wallis would take large boxes of trading cards and an equal number of 99-cent taco seasoning packets to the self-checkout and would pay only for the seasoning packets, Uthmeier’s office said in a news release. The suspect is accused of selling the trading cards on eBay.
Investigators made controlled purchases of the cards and confirmed the proceeds were deposited into Wallis’ personal bank account, according to the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office.
Wallis is accused of committing 75 thefts across Florida, spanning from Orlando to Miami, between July 2025 and February 2026. The Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office said about 39 of those thefts were at Target stores.
The thefts resulted in retail losses of more than $10,000. Wallis got nearly $40,000 in revenue from the resale of the cards, the attorney general’s office said.
Wallis is also suspected of theft at Publix locations, according to the release.
If he is found guilty on all charges, he faces up to 90 years in prison, the attorney general’s office said.
“Florida has the number one economy in the nation because of our commitment to law and order,” Uthmeier said in the release. “Organized retail theft drives up prices for consumers, and that is not a result we are going to tolerate. These schemes will be met with the maximum punishment allowed under the law.”