{"id":61612,"date":"2026-08-31T13:08:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T20:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=61612"},"modified":"2026-08-31T13:10:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T20:10:42","slug":"kansas-atm-jackpotting-malware-guilty-pleas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=61612","title":{"rendered":"Five Plead Guilty in Kansas ATM \u2018Jackpotting\u2019 Plot as FBI Warns Banks of Growing Threat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"node-subtitle\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"node-body\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"field-formatter--text-default field-text-format--wysiwyg text-formatted field_body\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_61616\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61616\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-61616 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/picture1_v.1-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/picture1_v.1-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/picture1_v.1-300x399.png 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/picture1_v.1.png 387w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-61616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Images Provided by Federal Authorties<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><strong>TOPEKA, KAN<\/strong> \u2013 After a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigation, five Venezuelan nationals admitted guilt in attempting to steal U.S. currency from automated teller machines (ATMs), federal prosecutors announced Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">U.S. Attorney Ryan A. Kriegshauser is encouraging banks and other financial institutions to take a proactive approach to guard against a criminal activity known as \u201cjackpotting\u201d, which is becoming more prevalent. Jackpotting involves installing malware into an ATM to force it to dispense sizeable amounts of money.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">According to an FBI report released in February 2026, crimes involving ATM jackpotting are increasing across the country. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">The FBI reports 1,900 incidents since 2020. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">In 2025 alone, there were over 700 incidents with more than $20 million in losses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-61615 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/picture4_v.1-300x262.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/picture4_v.1-300x262.png 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/picture4_v.1.png 361w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>According to court documents, Luis Alberto Velasquez-Artigas, 27, Royder Adrian Figuera-Perez, 29, Javier Mejia, Jr, 27, Gabriel Alexjandro Corales-Garcia, 33, and Italo Lizandro Corrales-Carrillo, 26, all pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank larceny.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">In December 2025, the defendants traveled from Indiana to Kansas to attempt to steal cash from ATMs in Wamego and Manhattan through jackpotting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">Their plan was for one conspirator to physically install the malware into the ATMs then later for the group to remotely activate a command causing the ATMs to dispense cash that they would go collect. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">The conspirators were unsuccessful in installing the malware on the ATM in Wamego, but their attempts at installing the malware triggered the alarm causing law enforcement to respond, and the culprits didn\u2019t return to the site. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">In Manhattan, the group was equally unsuccessful in getting the ATM to dispense money. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">Both attempted thefts were captured by surveillance cameras, and the perpetrators were arrested a few days later.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"ab552bda-3392-577c-b093-837b623b726f\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5.6-sol-wm\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\">\n<h2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"1knm2uy\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"44\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">Alleged Nationwide ATM Jackpotting Scheme<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"46\" data-end=\"221\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7857 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/FBI-Logo-289x300.png\" alt=\"FBI Latest Hate Crime Report: Hate Crimes Down Slightly in America\" width=\"289\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/FBI-Logo-289x300.png 289w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/FBI-Logo.png 636w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/>Federal prosecutors allege the conspiracy recruited crews to install Ploutus malware in ATMs nationwide, forcing the machines to dispense cash without authorized transactions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"498\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">According to court documents, crews linked to Tren de Aragua, or TdA, traveled in groups to targeted banks and credit unions. They surveyed security systems, opened ATM access panels and waited nearby to determine whether they had triggered alarms or drawn a police response.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"500\" data-end=\"840\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">The crews allegedly installed Ploutus by modifying or replacing ATM hard drives or connecting external devices, such as thumb drives. The malware issued unauthorized commands to the machine\u2019s cash dispenser and could delete evidence of the intrusion. Prosecutors said conspirators divided the stolen money according to predetermined shares.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"842\" data-end=\"1177\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-61618 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/picture3_v.1-300x226.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/picture3_v.1-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/picture3_v.1.png 305w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>A Dec. 9, 2025, indictment charged 22 people in an alleged nationwide scheme involving bank fraud, bank burglary, computer crimes, money laundering and material support for terrorism. Prosecutors allege TdA used jackpotting to steal millions of dollars and transferred the proceeds among members and associates to conceal their source.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1179\" data-end=\"1323\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-61619 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/picture2_v.1-300x159.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"417\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/picture2_v.1-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/picture2_v.1.png 525w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/>A related 56-count indictment returned Oct. 21, 2025, charged 32 people with bank fraud, bank burglary, computer damage and conspiracy offenses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1325\" data-end=\"1533\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">If convicted, the defendants face maximum prison terms ranging from 20 to 335 years. Actual sentences would be determined by federal judges after considering sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1535\" data-end=\"1881\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">Federal authorities describe TdA as a violent transnational criminal organization that began as a Venezuelan prison gang in the mid-2000s and later expanded across the Western Hemisphere. Court documents link the organization to drug and firearms trafficking, commercial sex trafficking, kidnapping, robbery, fraud, extortion, assault and murder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1883\" data-end=\"2090\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">Over six months, the Justice Department charged 87 alleged TdA members and leaders with offenses that included material support for terrorism, bank burglary, money laundering, computer crimes and bank fraud.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1jcmal9\" data-start=\"2092\" data-end=\"2118\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">\ud83d\udd34 Quick Fact Checklist<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2120\" data-end=\"2149\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">\ud83d\udd34 <strong data-start=\"2123\" data-end=\"2140\">Malware used:<\/strong> Ploutus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2151\" data-end=\"2218\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">\ud83d\udd34 <strong data-start=\"2154\" data-end=\"2165\">Target:<\/strong> ATMs operated by banks and credit unions nationwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2220\" data-end=\"2321\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">\ud83d\udd34 <strong data-start=\"2223\" data-end=\"2234\">Method:<\/strong> Crews allegedly modified ATM hard drives or connected malware-loaded external devices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2323\" data-end=\"2399\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">\ud83d\udd34 <strong data-start=\"2326\" data-end=\"2338\">Purpose:<\/strong> Force ATMs to dispense cash without authorized transactions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2401\" data-end=\"2472\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">\ud83d\udd34 <strong data-start=\"2404\" data-end=\"2420\">Concealment:<\/strong> The malware could delete evidence of the intrusion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2474\" data-end=\"2530\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">\ud83d\udd34 <strong data-start=\"2477\" data-end=\"2499\">Dec. 9 indictment:<\/strong> Twenty-two defendants charged.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2532\" data-end=\"2602\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">\ud83d\udd34 <strong data-start=\"2535\" data-end=\"2558\">Oct. 21 indictment:<\/strong> Thirty-two defendants charged in 56 counts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2604\" data-end=\"2649\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">\ud83d\udd34 <strong data-start=\"2607\" data-end=\"2628\">Alleged proceeds:<\/strong> Millions of dollars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2651\" data-end=\"2741\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">\ud83d\udd34 <strong data-start=\"2654\" data-end=\"2674\">Six-month total:<\/strong> The Justice Department charged 87 alleged TdA members and leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2743\" data-end=\"2859\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">\ud83d\udd34 <strong data-start=\"2746\" data-end=\"2762\">Case status:<\/strong> The charges are allegations. 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