A 26-year-old man from Brooklyn has been sentenced after carrying out an elaborate fraud scheme that targeted liquor stores across Pennsylvania, authorities said.
According to Dave Sunday, Eugene K. Antwi pleaded guilty to using stolen debit and credit cards along with false identities to place hundreds of online orders through the state-run Fine Wine and Good Spirits system.
Investigators revealed that between August 2023 and September 2024, Antwi placed more than 200 fraudulent orders across 21 counties. After placing the orders online, he would personally visit store locations to pick up the items—often high-end liquor bottles—without raising suspicion.
The total loss from the scheme exceeded $66,000, making it one of the more widespread retail fraud cases handled in recent months.
Authorities said Antwi’s actions were not limited to a single location but stretched across multiple regions, indicating a coordinated and repeated effort to exploit the system.
He has now been sentenced to four to 23 months in prison, followed by two years of probation. In addition, the court ordered him to pay full restitution, meaning he must repay the entire stolen amount.
Officials emphasized that cooperation between law enforcement agencies and detailed investigative work helped uncover the pattern behind the fraud.
The case serves as a reminder of how organized retail fraud can operate quietly across multiple locations—and how digital ordering systems can sometimes be misused when proper safeguards are bypassed.
