A man in Brooklyn is facing up to 23 months in prison and has been ordered to pay over $66,000 in restitution. Eugene Antwi pleaded guilty in Dauphin County Court to orchestrating an identity theft scheme after placing hundreds of expensive liquors in several Pennsylvania counties.
In an investigation by the Office of Attorney General and Pennsylvania State Police revealed that Antwi had used fake identities and stolen cards to place hundreds of online orders. Following these orders Antwi had picked up at several stores within 21 counties.
The scheme was conducted between August 2023 and continued until September 2024. Senior Deputy Attorney General Philip McCarthy and Deputy Attorney General Kelsey Ashworth of the Organized Retail Crime Section prosecuted the case.