Deputies say a Pompano Beach man turned big-box store trading cards into his own side hustle, swiping boxes from a Target in Lake Park and flipping them online as part of a broader retail theft scheme that stretched across Florida.
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
Arrest and charges
Palm Beach County detectives say they zeroed in on 33-year-old Keith Ryan Wallis of Pompano Beach and arrested him without incident on Feb. 23, 2026, in Broward County. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, investigators “adopted the case as an organized retail theft investigation” and allege Wallis sold the stolen trading cards using his personal eBay account.
An arrest warrant charges Wallis with two counts of organized retail theft, three counts of dealing in stolen property and one count of money laundering, the sheriff’s office said.
Online resale and ORC patterns
Detectives say the case picked up speed once they followed the money, tracing online sales and bank deposits. That playbook lines up with how organized retail crime is increasingly playing out nationwide, with thieves quickly turning stolen goods into cash through online resale.
Security and investigations firms warn that digital marketplaces have become a key tool for organized retail rings, making it harder for store security teams and prosecutors to keep up. Pinkerton reports that organized crews are leaning heavily on e-commerce and second-hand platforms to fence merchandise once it is out the door…