The U.S. District Attorney's Office in Connecticut announced it has arrested four men in a "jackpotting" scheme. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
June 30 (UPI) -- Four men allegedly stole more than half a million dollars in a "jackpotting" scheme from ATMs in Connecticut, the U.S. District Attorney's Office said.
Jackpotting is a way of using malware to make an ATM dispense all the money it has inside.
The men charged had allegedly targeted nine machines along Interstate 95. The men arrested are: Euclides Moreno Itanare, 28; Willian Ricardo Flores, 49; Alberto Jose Freites Arvilla, 41; and Luis Jose Freites Arvilla, 38. They are all Venezuelan nationals, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Connecticut said Monday.
They each were charged with interstate transportation of stolen property and conspiracy. They each face up to 10 years in prison for the first charge and up to five years in prison for the second, if convicted.
