More than 50 Charged in Thefts of Millions of Dollars in California Benefits for Low-Income Families https://t.co/0RET6pyCz4 Pictures of overlay skimmers and a surveillance video of a defendant installing one on a point-of-sale terminal. pic.twitter.com/FBD6HxUogD
— US Attorney CAS (@SDCAnews) March 10, 2026
— AAGHarmeetDhillon (@AAGDhillon) March 11, 2026… More than 50 defendants have been charged in a yearslong crackdown on organized theft rings – many with ties to Romania – that steal millions of dollars in public assistance benefits from low-income families who depend on those funds for food, housing, and other necessities.
The cases are part of an ongoing enforcement effort in the Southern District of California targeting crews that allegedly exploit the government’s Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) system. Investigators say members of these rings often descend on ATMs, often in the pre-dawn hours almost immediately after the funds are dispersed by the state, rapidly draining funds from compromised accounts and leaving vulnerable victims without the benefits they rely on to survive.
“These criminals target people living one paycheck away from crisis,” said U.S. Attorney Adam Gordon. “Exploiting that vulnerability is as cruel as it is criminal.”
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