Romanian man sentenced for US ATM skimming scheme
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U.S. prosecutors say a Romanian man has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for his role in a multi-state bank ATM skimming scheme.
Bogdan Mocanu, who was living in New York City, also was ordered Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Springfield, Massachusetts, to pay nearly $343,000 in restitution.
Prosecutors say the 31-year-old Mocanu was part of a group that defrauded banks in Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey by placing devices on automated-teller machines that recorded debit and credit card account numbers. They also installed cameras to capture customer personal identification numbers for those cards.
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Mocanu pleaded guilty in August to bank fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft. He faces deportation upon completion of his sentence.