Romanian gets prison for bank card fraud
November 16, 2009
Total Loss:
$50,000
A Romanian national was sentenced to two years and three months in federal prison and ordered to make nearly $52,000 in restitution after being convicted of bank fraud, U. S. Attorney Kathleen M. Mehltretter said Thursday. Using an electronic skimming device, Tiberiu Szebeni, 30, obtained bank card information from Citizens Bank customers, then used the information to make counterfeit access devices to fraudulently obtain money. Szebeni, prosecutors said, targeted 26 customers of Citizens Bank and made withdrawals at several ATM locations in Western New York on March 21-22. In all, he withdrew $50,320, according to Assistant U. S. Attorney Aaron J. Mango, who prosecuted the case.
Source:
The Buffalo News
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Debit Card Fraud