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 category refers to crimes committed by employees or insiders against their own organizations. It is often the most damaging because the perpetrator has authorized access to systems.
- Asset Misappropriation: The most common form, involving the theft of company resources. This ranges from simple “skimming” (taking cash before it’s recorded) to complex schemes involving the theft of inventory or intellectual property.
- Payroll Fraud: Employees may create “ghost employees” on the system, falsify their own timesheets to claim unworked overtime, or divert salary payments to their own accounts.
- Financial Statement Fraud: Management deliberately misrepresents the company’s financial health by inflating revenue or hiding liabilities to attract investors or meet performance bonuses.