Six Cuban Nationals Indicted for Gas Pump Skimming Scheme |
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U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Virginia
18 September 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NORFOLK, Va. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging six southern Florida men for their respective roles in a bank fraud and aggravated identity theft conspiracy.
According to the indictment, the defendants, all of whom are Cuban nationals, placed skimming devices on gas pumps located in the Eastern District of Virginia. The skimming devices were capable of recording the credit and debit card numbers, along with their PINs, of the customers that used their cards at the gas pumps. In April and May 2018, using the stolen card information, the defendants traveled between Harris Teeter store locations, among other destinations, to withdraw money from the victims’ bank accounts and purchase prepaid debit cards.
Below is a table which lists the name, age, hometown of each defendant. They have all been charged with bank fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.
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Name, Age |
Hometown |
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Pedro Emilio Duran, 40 |
Miami, Florida |
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Yariel Monsibaez Ruiz, 28 |
Hialeah, Florida |
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Ariel Mora Quijada, 25 |
Miami, Florida |
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Guillermo Bello Fuentes, 33 |
Miami, Florida |
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Jorge Bello Fuentes, 30 |
Homestead, Florida |
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Luis Miguel Fernandez Cardente, 28 |
Coral Gables, Florida |