HARRISBURG, PA — A Brooklyn man will serve up to 23 months in prison and pay more than $66,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to an identity theft scheme involving hundreds of liquor orders across Pennsylvania, Attorney General Dave Sunday said.
Eugene K. Antwi, 26, pleaded guilty Monday in Dauphin County Court to felony identity theft and theft by deception.
Judge Edward Marsico sentenced Antwi to 4 to 23 months in prison, followed by two years of probation, and ordered full restitution tied to the scheme.
According to investigators, Antwi used stolen credit and debit cards and falsified identities to place more than 200 online liquor orders totaling over $66,000.
Authorities said he picked up the orders at stores across 21 counties between August 2023 and September 2024.
The investigation was conducted by the Office of Attorney General and Pennsylvania State Police and included findings from the 52nd Statewide Investigating Grand Jury.
“This defendant crossed the Commonwealth to perpetrate a criminal scheme stealing from unsuspecting Pennsylvanians and defrauding the Liquor Control Board,” Sunday said. “Collaboration between law enforcement, and diligent work from the grand jurors, unraveled a wide-ranging spree of conduct.”
The case was prosecuted by Senior Deputy Attorney General Philip McCarthy and Deputy Attorney General Kelsey Ashworth of the Organized Retail Crime Section.
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