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Four Venezuelan nationals are accused of turning Connecticut rest-stop ATMs into cash-spewing machines in a "jackpotting" scheme that netted more than $529,000 in less than two weeks, federal prosecutors said.The alleged crew hit ATMs along Interstate 95 and at other Connecticut locations between Aug.8 and Aug.
18, 2025, using specialized hardware and malware to force the machines to dispense their cash, according to the U.S.Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut.Prosecutors allege that Euclides Moreno Itanare, 28, of Raleigh, North Carolina; Willian Ricardo Flores, 49, of the Bronx, New York; Alberto Jose Freites Arvilla, 41, of Queens, New York; and Luis Jose Freites Arvilla, 38, of Lynn, Massachusetts were arrested June 25 and charged with interstate transportation of stolen property and conspiracy.All four are citizens of Venezuela, prosecutors said.VENEZUELAN GANG MEMBERS WHO ENTERED US ILLEGALLY PLEAD GUILTY TO GUNNING DOWN TWO UNARMED AMERICANSThe men allegedly used specialized hardware and malware to access ATMs, force them to dispense cash and move more than $529,000 in stolen money across state lines, according to prosecutors.
(U.S.Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut)Federal authorities said the men targeted ATMs in Milford and Ansonia, as well as I-95 rest stops in Fairfield, Branford, Madison and Darien.GLOBAL SCAM CRACKDOWN LEADS TO 276 ARRESTSIn one alleged haul, the crew stole $136,000 from an ATM at the I-95 northbound rest stop in Fairfield, according to prosecutors.
Other alleged thefts included $84,000 from an I-95 southbound rest stop in Madison, $66,400 from an I-95 northbound rest stop in Branford and multiple hits in Darien totaling more than $177,000.Euclides Moreno Itanare, Willian Ricardo Flores, Alberto Jose Freites Arvilla and Luis Jose Freites Arvilla allegedly opened ATM hoods, accessed internal components, used cards and PINs to make the machines spit out cash, then took turns collecting the money over h...