ATM ‘jackpotting’ heist: Chicago man accused of stealing $222K

The Brief

  • A Chicago man is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars.
  • Prosecutors said he did it through a heist described as “jackpotting.”
  • The money was stolen from ATMs in Waukesha, Wauwatosa and Oak Creek.

WAUKESHA, Wis. Waukesha County prosecutors accuse a Chicago man of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in less than a day through a heist that investigators described as ATM “jackpotting.”

In Court:

Court records show 26-year-old Edison Landaeta Martinez is charged with three felonies. He’s being held in the Waukesha County Jail on $300,000 bond, and he’s due back in court for a preliminary hearing on Dec. 15.

What is ATM jackpotting?

The backstory:

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