A New York man is facing charges related to EBT fraud in South Florida, authorities said.
Thajanhney Tapahrelle Thomas, 19, of Brooklyn, was arrested by Davie Police on Tuesday on charges including unlawful use of food assistance benefits, organized scheme to defraud, communications fraud, criminal misuse of personal information, use of scanning device, skimming device, or reencoder to defraud, possession of a skimming device, and petit theft, Broward jail records showed.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the arrest in a news release Wednesday.
Uthmeier said a Walmart employee had recognized a U-Haul vehicle in the parking lot that had matched a recent alert concerning fraudulent EBT purchases of baby formula.
Two people, including Thomas, got out of the vehicle and Thomas was seen buying several containers of baby formula using two separate EBT cards, Uthmeier…
This type of fraud targets the supply chain and accounts payable departments of businesses.
- Invoice Manipulation: Criminals intercept a legitimate invoice between a supplier and a client and change the banking details to their own. The client pays the bill thinking they are paying their trusted vendor.
- Kickbacks and Bribery: A vendor secretly pays an employee of the purchasing company to ensure their bid is successful or to overlook inflated pricing.