{"id":29586,"date":"2017-02-22T21:10:28","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T05:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=29586"},"modified":"2017-02-22T21:12:35","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T05:12:35","slug":"romanian-sentenced-prison-atm-skimming-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=29586","title":{"rendered":"Romanian Sentenced for His Involvement in a Two-State ATM Skimming Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"

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LOS <\/strong><\/span>ANGELES<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/span>A federal judge sentenced a Romanian this week to nearly four years in prison for his involvement in an ATM skimming scheme, officials announced.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 12th man convicted in an ATM skimming scheme has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oliver Raducu Marian, 37, of Romania, is the 12th person convicted.<\/span><\/p>\n

U.S. States District Otis D. Wright III also ordered Marian to pay restitution of $799,978.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Marian pleaded guilty in December to conspiracy to commit bank fraud.<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the course of the scheme, the conspirators stole approximately $800,000 in cash from approximately 3,468 victims. The cash was spent on apartments and storage units.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to court documents, the conspiracy began as early as November 2012 and continued to October 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n

The conspirators, all Romanian nationals, attached skimming devices and video cameras to ATM machines and vestibules in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, the San Francisco area, and Las Vegas.<\/span><\/p>\n

The equipment was used to capture the customers\u2019 debit card numbers and PIN numbers.<\/span><\/p>\n

The defendants then downloaded the stolen information to blank cards and withdrew money from the accounts. Over the course of the scheme, the conspirators stole approximately $800,000 in cash from approximately 3,468 victims. The cash was spent on apartments and storage units.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cAlthough this defendant had fled the United States, U.S. law enforcement in cooperation with foreign law enforcement was able to bring him back to face judgment,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Eileen M. Decker. \u201cInternational borders do not deter the Department of Justice from prosecuting those who commit crimes against the U.S.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCases like this remind us that we should be extra <\/span>cautious when using our debit cards and cover the keypad when entering our pin numbers,” said Deirdre Fike, the Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office.\u00a0 “Anyone with information as to the whereabouts of the fugitive<\/span>, Ioan Claudiu Buculei, is urged to contact the FBI.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Marian, who was extradited back to the United States from the United Kingdom, was the 12th member of the conspiracy to be sentenced. The other defendants, all Romanian nationals, who have been sentenced by Judge Wright are the following people:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gheorghita Vlasin, age 30, sentenced to 51 months;<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Petru Olteanu-Ursachi, age 40, sentenced to 46 months;<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bogdan Ciuchi, age 31, sentenced to 46 months;<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Codrin Marian Lupu, age 43, sentenced to 72 months (extradited from Romania);<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Adrian Saran, age 41, sentenced to 57 months;<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Marius Robert <\/span>Manciu, age 32, sentenced to 46 months;<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Roman Florin, age 35, sentenced to 46 months;<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vasile Gabrial Branisteanu, age 35, sentenced to 46 months;<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cotovanu Claudiu-<\/span>Dumitriu, age 35, sentenced to 70 months;<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dumitru Marios <\/span>Calian, age 36, sentenced to 46 months; and<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Vasilica-Iulian Fuioaga, age 39, sentenced to 63 months.<\/span><\/p>\n