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ATM Card Skimming Scammer Pleads Guilty
Moises Morales Cano, a 31-year-old man from Astoria, N.Y., has pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence, R.I., to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Between January 1 and April 4, 2015, Cano conspired with another individual to attach skimming devices on ATMs at banks in several communities in Rhode Island and Connecticut, resulting in the theft of personal information skimmed from debit cards belonging to more than 1,300 individuals and the loss of more than $709,000.
According to information presented to the court, approximately 1,329 individuals had their debit cards compromised, resulting in a total loss of approximately $709,597.50.
An ATM skimming device is a technology that directly attaches to an ATM in order to intercept unknowing customers’ debit card information from the magnetic strip on ATM cards. The stolen information and PINs are downloaded and re-encoded onto counterfeit debit cards, which are then used to make fraudulent transactions from the accounts of unknowing victims.
Cano’s guilty plea is announced by United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha, Ted A. Arruda, Resident Agent in Charge of the Providence office of the U.S. Secret Service, and Warwick Police Chief Colonel Stephen M. McCartney.
Cano has been detained in federal custody since his arrest in Queens, N.Y., on September 9, 2015. He is scheduled to be sentenced on July 20, 2016.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Lee H. Vilker, and was investigated by the U.S. Secret Service, the Warwick Police Department, with the assistance of the Smithfield, East Providence, Cranston, and Johnston Police Departments.
Key Facts
- State: Rhode Island
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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