Romanian Citizen Pleads Guilty To ATM Skimming Scheme Involving People’s United Bank In Madison
Madison-ct.patch.com reports that Adrian Mitan, 30, a citizen of Romania, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud stemming from his participation in a multistate ATM “skimming” scheme. According to court documents, Mitan and others conspired to install “skimming” devices on automated teller machines, and on card swipe access devices used by banks to control access to ATM lobby doors, in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey. The devices were able to capture the information encoded on the magnetic strips of bank cards used by ATM customers. The scheme resulted in a combined loss to all of the victim banks of more than $200,000.
