State, City and Federal Agencies partnered to disrupt multi-million-dollar fraud scheme & prevented more than $5.2 million in potential losses
AUSTIN – The Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center, in collaboration with multiple law enforcement agencies, has successfully dismantled a sophisticated credit card skimming operation, leading to the arrest of two Romanian citizens. The operation is estimated to have prevented more than $5.2 million in potential losses to victims in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
During the execution of a search warrant at the suspects’ residence, law enforcement officers uncovered a fully operational credit card skimmer factory, where the suspects were actively constructing and assembling skimming devices designed to attach to ATMs. Authorities seized hundreds of altered credit cards containing stolen victim information, approximately $16,000 in cash and tools and equipment used to manufacture skimming devices.
Arrested and booked into the Dallas County jail were:
- Petruta Camelia Ciuperca, 34, Romanian citizen
- Alexandru Constantin, 34, Romanian citizen
Authorities are seeking a third suspect but are not naming them at this time…