Man Admits Stealing From ATMs In New York And Massachusetts

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a 37-year-old Romanian citizen has admitted stealing about $127,000 by using skimming devices installed on bank ATMs in New York and Massachusetts.

U.S. Attorney Richard Hartunian says Ilie Sitariu admitted that he and a co-conspirator used skimming devices and pinhole cameras to capture account information from customers at branches of three banks in Chatham and Delmar, New York, and Great Barrington, Massachusetts.

They then used the information to withdraw money at ATMs in New York City.

Sitariu faces up to 30 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 when he's sentenced on May 10.