A Venezuelan national has been sentenced to 8 years in prison for his role in an ATM jackpotting scheme that caused millions of dollars in losses, the US Justice Department announced on Friday.
According to the DOJ, 27-year-old Juan Manuel Gouveia-Aguilera has been sentenced to 96 months in prison, 5 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution after pleading guilty to bank fraud, bank burglary, and cyber-enabled fraud charges.
“The Court found Gouveia-Aguilera to be responsible for more than $3.5 million in losses and this sentence is believed to be the longest federal sentence imposed for an individual’s role in ATM jackpotting,” the DOJ said.
Gouveia-Aguilera’s sentencing comes just weeks after two other Venezuelan nationals, Oddry Arnoldo Cabrera Torrealba and Carlos Javier Padron, each received 78-month prison sentences for their role in ATM jackpotting.
They are just a few of the 119 individuals charged in Nebraska for ATM jackpotting. The suspects are believed to work on behalf of the Venezuelan terrorist organization Tren de Aragua (TdA).
