FORT WAYNE –Valentina Marinkovic, 18, of Romania, had a six
count indictment returned against her, one count for executing a scheme to
defraud a financial institution and 5 counts for possessing access device
making equipment, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
According to documents in the case, on or about August 5,
and continuing until on or about October 1, 2018, Marinkovic executed a scheme
to defraud a federally insured financial institution. Law enforcement has been investigating
several reports of skimming devices being placed on bank and credit union ATMS
as well as gas station credit card readers at gas pumps. The device captures and stores credit and
debit card numbers of unsuspecting victims.
The device is subsequently removed and the information from the skimming
device is used to produce fraudulent credit/debit cards for unauthorized
transactions.
In this case, a credit union was victimized having to
reimburse members for losses exceeding $32,000
The United States Attorney's Office emphasized that an
Indictment is merely an allegation and that all persons charged are presumed
innocent until and unless proven guilty in court.
If convicted in court, any specific sentence to be imposed
will be determined by the judge after a consideration of federal sentencing
statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.
This case was investigated by the FBI, the Indiana State
Police Organized Crime and Corruption Unit along with the Elkhart Police
Department. This case will be prosecuted
by Assistant United States Attorney Stacey Speith.
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