Romanian mobsters are stealing millions after entering the U.S. illegally to install debit card skimmers and drain American bank accounts, California prosecutors say.
Orange County authorities busted 48 suspects in connection to a Romanian crime ring using card skimming operations to steal from people on public assistance and ATM accounts.
On November 23, 2023, Romanian law enforcement, in coordination with the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, conducted enforcement operations targeting 84 locations in Romania tied to an organized crime group engaged in ATM skimming and money laundering. During this operation, Romanian law enforcement arrested 48 subjects, seized approximately $1 million USD worth of various…