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Eric Kendrie Shuler, a 34-year-old from Brooklyn, New York, and his accomplice, Kyara Ivelisse Rosario-Berenguer, 30, from Reading, Pennsylvania, pulled off a brazen debit card scheme in Alabama’s River Region, making off with over $214,000. The scam involved illegally obtaining debit cards and associated account information from a local credit union, then using them to make approximately 201 unauthorized withdrawals from ATMs in and around Montgomery, Alabama, between the fall of 2024.
The scheme came to an end on September 8, 2024, when officers with the Prattville Police Department spotted Shuler and Rosario-Berenguer, leading to a high-speed chase that reached speeds of at least 140 mph through traffic on Interstates 65 and 85. The pursuit ended when Shuler’s vehicle collided with a guardrail, and he was taken into custody.
Shuler pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, and was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. During their respective plea hearings, both Shuler and Rosario-Berenguer admitted to making 138 ATM withdrawals totaling $190,250 on a single day in September 2024.
The case highlights the ongoing issue of bank and wire fraud in the United States, with scammers constantly finding new ways to exploit vulnerable individuals and financial institutions. The sentence handed down to Shuler serves as a warning to would-be scammers that law enforcement is committed to tracking down and prosecuting those who engage in these types of crimes.
📋 Key Facts
- Crime: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Defendant: Alabama
- Location: AL
- Source: DOJ Press Release
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