October 14, 2021 A Romanian national was sentenced in federal court in Boston in connection with an ATM skimming scheme operating throughout Massachusetts and other states including Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York and South Carolina.
BOSTON A Romanian man is being held without bail Friday after being extradited from Germany to Boston for his involvement in an ATM skimming case.
The U.S. Attorney s Office said in a press release that Dragush Hornea, 26, was initially indicted in 2017 on one count each of conspiracy of a racketeering and one count of conspiracy to use counterfeit access devices.
Hornea was one of 15 people charged for the wide-ranging ATM skimming scheme that involved banks across the South Shore, including in Quincy, Weymouth and Braintree.
In 2017, seven people indicted as part of the scheme pleaded guilty. Police said the group, dubbed the Hornea Crew because it was led by Constantin and Ludemis Hornea, used skimming devices to obtain debit card numbers and PINs from bank customers, created counterfeit cards and withdrew money from victims’ bank accounts.
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