Cole Waterman reports:
Two Florida men allegedly spent a September day burglarizing ATMs in four Michigan counties, making off with more than $100,000. The next month, police found them in a Minnesota hotel amid stacks of cash.
The duo is now facing federal charges for allegedly engaging in a lucrative, tech-savvy scam known as “ATM jackpotting.”
Robert R. Rosales Rivero, 43, on July 10 appeared before U.S. District Magistrate Judge Patricia T. Morris to learn he had been charged with single counts of bank theft and conspiracy to commit that crime. The charges are 10- and five-year felonies, respectively.
Charged with Rivero is 24-year-old Geniver Antonio Pinuela Testa, who is in the wind and wanted on warrants.
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