3 Men Charged With Using ATM Skimmers to Steal EBT Funds

Published on April 9, 2024

Three Romanian men were arrested in Oakland last week on suspicion of using ATM “skimming” devices to steal Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) funds from low-income families, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced in an April 4 statement. Petrica Mosneagu, 44, and Ionut Sopirla, 38, were arrested April 2 and placed in Santa Rita Jail. Virgil Tudorascu, 42, was arrested April 4 and placed in the same jail. All three men will appear in federal court in Oakland April 10 for a detention hearing, according to the statement. The suspects were charged with using unauthorized access devices. If convicted, they could face 10 years in prison on each charge....

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