From staff reports

HARRISBURG — A Brooklyn man will serve up to 23 months in prison and pay more than $66,000 in restitution for orchestrating a multi-county identity theft scheme involving high-end liquor purchases across Pennsylvania, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced.

Eugene K. Antwi, 26, pleaded guilty Monday in Dauphin County Court to felony identity theft and theft by deception. Judge Edward Marsico sentenced him to four to 23 months in prison, followed by two years of probation, and ordered full restitution.

Authorities said Antwi used stolen credit and debit card information and falsified identities to place more than 200 online orders for expensive liquor, totaling over $66,000. He then picked up the purchases at state stores in 21 counties.

Investigators said the scheme spanned from August 2023 through September 2024 and targeted the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.

“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 stemmed from a joint investigation by the Office of Attorney General and the Pennsylvania State Police, and included findings from the 52nd Statewide Investigating Grand Jury.

Senior Deputy Attorney General Philip McCarthy and Deputy Attorney General Kelsey Ashworth prosecuted the case.