New York Teen Faces 21 Years After Florida Baby Formula Bust

A 19-year-old New York man is behind bars in Broward County today after a Walmart employee helped law enforcement shut down a multi-state EBT fraud scheme.

Thajanhney Tapahrelle Thomas of Brooklyn was arrested by the Davie Police Department and now faces a litany of felony charges that could put him in prison for more than two decades.

The investigation began when a Walmart worker spotted a U-Haul in the store’s parking lot. The vehicle matched a recent law enforcement alert regarding a group using fraudulent Electronic Benefits Transfer cards to buy large quantities of baby formula…

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