January 31, 2002
LYNNE, Fla. - The best-laid plans of four Florida thieves didn't work out too well after they tried to steal an ATM machine with a pickup truck and a set of…
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The Maryland attorney general has frozen the assets of a Baltimore-area firm it says ripped off investors by promising risk-free investments in ATMs.
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PITTSBURGH -- An ATM technician helped himself to $146,710 from National City Bank cash machines to feed a drug habit, according to the Pittsburgh Post.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- A St. Paul woman was sentenced to three years in prison for her role in a family scheme that netted $80,000 in stolen funds from U.S. Bank using…
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MODESTO, Calif. -- Police arrested former postal carrier Ronald Scott Gilbert on charges he stole an ATM card from a customer and used it to withdraw $2,45…
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WILMINGTON, Del. -- WSFS Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: WSFS), the parent company of Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB (WSFS) reported that in the first…
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HAMMONTON, N.J. -- William A. Mottin, the former president and CEO of Tri-State Armored Services, a now-bankrupt armored car carrier, has been arrested and…
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CHIBA, Japan - An employee of Chiba Bank allegedly skimmed cash from the bank's ATM machines to the tune of about $450,000 according to criminal charges that…
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FARMINGTON, Maine - A convenience store ATM in Maine took a swim during the final weekend of January thanks to robbers who broke into the store and made off…
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PITTSBURGH -- A father-and-son team of thieves who literally ripped off an ATM plead guilty rather than going to federal court, according to a report in the…
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Christopher LaCroix, the man who admitted he took money stolen by New Jersey ATM serviceman Michael Schwartz, will plead guilty to a…
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LONDON -- The ATM Industry Association, in association with ATMmarketplace.com, is launching three new international ATM Security Industry Awards this year…
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BOSTON - Have you ever wondered if you can take that fingernail polish remover onboard an aircraft? Or that can of butane lighter fluid to refill your…
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BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. - A duffel bag stuffed with $20 bills was found in a Florida storage unit on Jan. 11, moving authorities closer to recovering all of the…
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NEWARK, N.J. -- The FBI on Jan. 9 charged Christopher Lacroix, the Florida man who rented a room to Michael Schwartz, with hiding just under $5 million that…
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LAUNCESTON, Australia -- Burglars who tried to use oxy-acetylene equipment to steal an ATM fled when the money caught fire and activated a fire alarm.The…
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California Corporations Commissioner Demetrios A. Boutris, in cooperation with the Riverside County District Attorney's office, today…
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Advances in technology have provided crimefighters with a wide range of tools to combat ATM fraud, but keeping up with the bad guys is an ongoing challenge.
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TRENTON, N.J. -- Nicholas J. Basile Jr., an executive in the now-defunct Tri-State Armored Services, has pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges, bringing…
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LANDIS, N.C. -- Three men, one of them toting a shotgun, escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash on Jan. 8 after overpowering two armed guards who were…
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