On Monday, Sean Allos, 54, of West Bloomfield, was arraigned before Judge Christopher Blount in the 3rd Circuit Court in Wayne County on one count of Conducting a Criminal Enterprise, a 20-year felony, and eight counts of Receiving & Concealing Stolen Property over $1,000, a 5-year felony, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.
Allos is accused of being involved in a theft and resale ring targeting Sam’s Club stores across metro Detroit.
In January of 2023, the FORCE team launched an investigation into an alleged food stamp fraud operation, which involved illegally obtaining electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card data from 8,000 cardholders mostly residing outside the State of Michigan and primarily in the State of California.
The operation allegedly reproduced EBT cards here in Michigan with this data, then used the cards for fraudulent purchases of energy drinks from metro Detroit Sam’s Club stores.
It is alleged Allos purchased the energy drinks below market value with the intent to resell them. The purported ring is responsible for fraudulently purchasing and reselling thousands of dollars worth of energy drinks.
Allos was charged by Nessel in April and was bound over to stand trial in circuit court in May. Allos will next appear in the 3rd Circuit Court before Judge Darnella Williams-Claybourne on June 30.
Allos is accused of being involved in a theft and resale ring targeting Sam’s Club stores across metro Detroit.
In January of 2023, the FORCE team launched an investigation into an alleged food stamp fraud operation, which involved illegally obtaining electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card data from 8,000 cardholders mostly residing outside the State of Michigan and primarily in the State of California.
The operation allegedly reproduced EBT cards here in Michigan with this data, then used the cards for fraudulent purchases of energy drinks from metro Detroit Sam’s Club stores.
It is alleged Allos purchased the energy drinks below market value with the intent to resell them. The purported ring is responsible for fraudulently purchasing and reselling thousands of dollars worth of energy drinks.
Allos was charged by Nessel in April and was bound over to stand trial in circuit court in May. Allos will next appear in the 3rd Circuit Court before Judge Darnella Williams-Claybourne on June 30.
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