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Man Arrested For Skimming Device At Westchester ATM
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Jen Chung
Published Sep 14, 2010
Modified Sep 14, 2010
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A Romanian man staying in Queens on a tourist visa was indicted for trying to commit identity theft after he allegedly placed skimming devices and cameras at ATMs. The Westchester County DA's office charged Razvan Apostal, 31, with eight counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument and one count of unlawful possession of a skimmer device. The police got involved after a customer at a Greenburgh Chase bank noticed the additional camera! Rye Patch reports, "After viewing the bank's ATM surveillance video, Apostal was pinpointed as the suspect. However, about a week later, Apostal committed the same crime at the Rye Ridge Shopping Center in Rye Brook." Police found him with the skimming device and also discovered eight counterfeit $100 bills in his car.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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