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Assistant State Attorney Jared Gainey represented the state at the hearing.
Fabelo-Cedeno also must complete 200 hours of community service, pay a little more than $6,500 in restitution to the Florida Citrus Center and the Florida Department of Agriculture law enforcement for their investigation, plus pay fines and court cost.
As part of his agreement, Fabelo-Cedeno may not have any contact with his co-defendants: Frank Lopez-Benítez, 32, and Armando Carbonell-Rabi, 29, whose cases remain pending.
Fabelo-Cedeno was told that his no contest plea could result in him being deported. Fernandez, who also speaks Spanish, told the court a detention hold is expected to be placed on his client. Fabelo-Cedeno was born in Cuba, according to his arrest report.
Jail and probation for Marion County gas pump skimmer fraud Austin L. Miller, Ocala Star-Banner
A Tampa man has pleaded no contest in a gas pump skimming case and will serve a 150-day jail sentence and three years of probation.
Through a Spanish interpreter, Circuit Judge Anthony Tatti adjudicated Royniel Fabelo-Cedeno guilty on Tuesday on four counts of destruction of computer equipment to defraud or obtained property; two counts of criminal mischief more than $1,000 damage; and once count each of unlawful use of two way communications device, unlawful possession of personal identification, use of scanning device or re-encoder to defraud, and forgery of credit card.
Suspect in Marion County gas pump skimming case returned to Ocala
A Tampa man has returned to Marion County to face numerous counts of tampering with a gas pump panel in Marion County.
Royniel Fabelo-Cedeno faces 12 counts of possession of a skimming device; three counts of destruction to or theft of computer equipment; four counts of unlawful use of scanning device to defraud; four counts of unlawful use of a two-way communications device and two counts of criminal mischief.
Last month, the 31-year-old Tampa man was picked up in Hillsborough County on Marion County warrants involving an ongoing investigation into skimming devices. He was held at the Hillsborough County Jail.