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Know Them? Two Wanted For Installing Skimming Device On Fairfield Couty ATM Know Them? Two Wanted For Installing Skimming Device On Fairfield Couty ATM
Know Them? Two Wanted For Installing Skimming Device On Fairfield Couty ATM Police are asking the public for help identifying two men who allegedly installed a skimmer on an ATM machine in Fairfield County. The skimmer was discovered in Stratford at the 7-Eleven in Paradise Green.  The skimming device was attached to one of the readers from Tuesday, April 26 to Thursday, April 28, said the Stratford Police. "This device will only record card numbers if the card was swiped along the magnetic strip," said the Stratford Police on Facebook.  The device does not record card numbers if the card was inserted in the chip reader or if the touchless feature was u…

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by Kathy Reakes
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26-Year-Old Sentenced For Role In ATM Skimming Scheme Targeting NY, CT, MA 26-Year-Old Sentenced For Role In ATM Skimming Scheme Targeting NY, CT, MA
26-Year-Old Sentenced For Role In ATM Skimming Scheme Targeting NY, CT, MA A 26-year-old man was sentenced for his role in an ATM skimming operation that spanned multiple states, including Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York. Dragush Hornea, a Romanian national, was sentenced to 21 months in prison and one year of supervised release, according to an announcement from the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts on Monday, Feb. 14. He will be subject to deportation proceedings after he completes his sentence, the US Attorney's Office said. Hornea pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs through…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Woman Admits ATM Skimming Activity That Victimized CT Banks Woman Admits ATM Skimming Activity That Victimized CT Banks
Woman Admits ATM Skimming Activity That Victimized CT Banks A 61-year-old woman has admitted in federal court to her role in skimming from ATM machines in Connecticut and other states. Cleveland resident Maya Florina Luzia DeSteffano, also known as Maya-Luisa Pastorella or “Maria” pleaded guilty in Hartford federal court to conspiracy and identity theft charges stemming from ATM skimming activity that defrauded banks. Between February and June in 2017, a bank in Connecticut reported 35 incidents of ATM skimming incidents in Stratford, Monroe, Trumbull, Greenwich, Fairfield and elsewhere in Connecticut. U.S Attorney John Durham said that as part of…

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by Zak Failla
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CT Romanian National Admits To Role in Nationwide ATM Skimming Activity CT Romanian National Admits To Role in Nationwide ATM Skimming Activity
CT Romanian National Admits To Role in Nationwide ATM Skimming Activity A Romanian national is facing decades in prison after admitting to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars by skimming ATM machines in Connecticut and around the country. George Dragusin, also known as “Georgio Anderini” and “Einstein,” 63, a citizen of Romania, pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to conspiracy and identity theft charges related to ATM skimming activities that defrauded banks from coast to coast. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that between February and June in 2017, People's United Bank locations in Connecticut experienced 35 incidents of ATM skimming at their …

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by Zak Failla