Three New York-area Men Guilty of ATM Skimming
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 04/19/2017 02:58 PM
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Three New York-area men, Joel Abel Garcia, 35, Victor Hanganu, 35, and Radu Marin, 36, have pleaded guilty to using skimmers and pinhole cameras to steal at least $428,581 in funds from various New Jersey banking locations.
The use of skimming devices and pinhole cameras enabled the crooks to capture password entries and card data. Garcia, Hanganu, Marin were not the only ones indicted. 10 other defendants used stolen customer account numbers and personal identification numbers in order to fraudulently withdraw funds from numerous financial institutions. Garcia was responsible for at least $132,805.
The investigation was a joint effort by the ICE-HSI's Newark, NJ, Division; the U.S. Secret Service's Boston Field Office; the Longmeadow, Mass. Police Department; the Cambridge, Mass. Police Department, and the Medford, Mass. Police Department, with assistance from Bank of America's Security and Fraud Section and PNC Bank's Security Division.
Garcia is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 2, 2017, while Hanganu is scheduled for sentencing on July 31. Both Garcia and Hanganu admitted to targeting New Jersey banks between March 2015 and July 2016. Hanganu was found guilty of using skimming devices and pinhole cameras on ATM's belonging to PNC and Bank of America.
Source: SCMagazine
The use of skimming devices and pinhole cameras enabled the crooks to capture password entries and card data. Garcia, Hanganu, Marin were not the only ones indicted. 10 other defendants used stolen customer account numbers and personal identification numbers in order to fraudulently withdraw funds from numerous financial institutions. Garcia was responsible for at least $132,805.The investigation was a joint effort by the ICE-HSI's Newark, NJ, Division; the U.S. Secret Service's Boston Field Office; the Longmeadow, Mass. Police Department; the Cambridge, Mass. Police Department, and the Medford, Mass. Police Department, with assistance from Bank of America's Security and Fraud Section and PNC Bank's Security Division.
Garcia is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 2, 2017, while Hanganu is scheduled for sentencing on July 31. Both Garcia and Hanganu admitted to targeting New Jersey banks between March 2015 and July 2016. Hanganu was found guilty of using skimming devices and pinhole cameras on ATM's belonging to PNC and Bank of America.
Source: SCMagazine
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