BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A three-day citywide crackdown is underway to get rid of skimmers and cloning devices on ATMS and EBT machines.
“Operation Flagship” involves the NYPD, the USDA, and the U.S. Secret Service Criminal Investigative Division.
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As of Thursday, authorities say nearly two dozen illegal devices were found on machines throughout the five boroughs. The U.S. Secret Service said a skimming device was found in the card slot of an ATM at a Walgreens on Broadway and Flushing Avenue in Williamsburg. A cloning device was also allegedly found at a Mini Mart on Broadway in Bushwick.
Fernando Mateo with the United Bodegas of America tells PIX11 News he and his members welcome the federal crackdown…