Roger Ernesto Ballester Caser, Bank Credential Exploitation, West V…

Roger Ernesto Ballester Caser, a 26-year-old from Hialeah, Florida, is headed to federal lockup after exploiting stolen bank credentials to rip off customers across West Virginia. The scheme targeted Main Street Bank of Wheeling, where Caser used purloined personal identification numbers and account data to make unauthorized purchases.

Caser admitted in court to using unauthorized access devices—specifically bank cards and PINs—to drain funds and buy goods worth at least $1,000 in Ohio and Marshall Counties during March 2018. The transactions were not authorized by account holders or the financial institution. He pled guilty in February 2019 to one count of “Access Device Fraud – Use of Unauthorized Access Device,” a federal offense carrying stiff penalties.

This week, U.S. District Judge Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. handed down a five-month prison sentence in Wheeling, West Virginia. In addition to jail time, Caser was ordered to pay $11,013.92 in restitution to the victims whose financial lives were disrupted by his actions.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jarod J. Douglas, who emphasized the coordinated theft as a violation of public trust and federal law. “This wasn’t a mistake—it was a deliberate breach of financial systems meant to protect ordinary customers,” Douglas said in court.

Multiple law enforcement agencies dogged the trail of digital breadcrumbs left by Caser. The Federal Bureau of Investigation led the investigation, with critical support from the Ohio County Sheriff’s Office, the Wheeling Police Department, and the Moundsville Police Department. Their joint efforts pieced together transaction records, surveillance data, and digital evidence.

U.S. Attorney Bill Powell, who announced the sentencing, reiterated that financial crimes—even those below the multimillion-dollar threshold—carry serious consequences. “Stealing $1,000 from a community bank is still stealing from real people,” Powell stated. “We treat every dollar and every victim with weight.”