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2 men arrested for alleged ATM jackpotting in Miami

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December 9, 2024

Police have arrested Roman Leskiv, 28, and Vitalii Moravel, 32, for allegedly jackpotting ATMs to steal large sums of money in the Miami-Dade, Florida area.

Multiple ATMs were targeted, including a convenience store device that lost $4,500, according to a report by NBC Miami.

At one ATM location, at a Valero gas station, there were 26 fraudulent transactions resulting in the culprits stealing $5,200. Upon an investigation, authorities discovered Moravel allegedly made illegal withdrawals at a Marathon gas station.

Authorities executed a search warrant for the two men and found a card re-encoder, blank cards, multiple VIN stickers, bug detector for Wi-Fi Bluetooth and other devices at Leskiv's apartment.

Both men have been arrested and booked in jail.