ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A Georgia man accused of defrauding a national discount retail chain out of hundreds of thousands of dollars is facing felony charges.
According to a federal factual basis document, Enos R. Blount targeted TJX Companies—first in western North Carolina, then across the United States—between November 2021 and January 2025. TJX Companies include TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Homesense and HomeGoods stores.
Federal court records outline how authorities believe Blount manipulated TJ Maxx’s return policy to “fraudulently enrich himself.”
The scheme
According to court documents, Blount would buy merchandise from stores that carried less expensive merchandise and then return the merchandise to a TJX store for more than he paid for the item. Federal documents said Blount often used area rugs to carry out the scheme…