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26-Year-Old Sentenced For Role In ATM Skimming Scheme Targeting MA, NY, CT 26-Year-Old Sentenced For Role In ATM Skimming Scheme Targeting MA, NY, CT
26-Year-Old Sentenced For Role In ATM Skimming Scheme Targeting MA, NY, CT 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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Card Skimmer Found At ATM At Bank In Massachusetts Card Skimmer Found At ATM At Bank In Massachusetts
Card Skimmer Found At ATM At Bank In Massachusetts A card skimmer was discovered on an ATM machine at the Bank of America in Hampden County last month.  Holyoke Police said the simmer was detected on Monday, 1, after a technician found the device at the Holyoke bank branch and contacted the  Holyoke Police Department, reported 22News.  The Criminal Investigation Bureau is now investigating the incident. Police say the skimmers work by reading your credit card information and pin numbers. The "collectors,"  then use printers to clone the cards using the thieves' names, or the info is sold on the dark web. The department…

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by Kathy Reakes