State law enforcement officials on Friday announced the arrest of three Romanian men accused of conducting an organized card-skimming operation impacting consumers in West and Central Texas.
The Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center led a multi-agency investigation that resulted in the arrest of the three Romanian nationals accused of operating an organized skimming scheme targeting retailers, according to a news release.
The investigation began in June 2026 after local retailers requested assistance with multiple reports of point-of-sale skimming devices. Investigators determined the suspects were installing skimming devices at payment terminals throughout West Texas to steal Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card information and credit card data from consumers in Amarillo, Abilene, Lubbock, and San Angelo…