Romanian Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for ATM Skimming Scheme and Identity Theft

PITTSBURGH – A citizen of Romania has been sentenced in federal court to 34 months of imprisonment on his conviction of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.

United States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer imposed the sentence on Elvis E. Roman, age 33, of Romania.

According to information presented to the court, Roman participated in a conspiracy and scheme to defraud banks in Western Pennsylvania. As part of the scheme, participants installed ATM skimming devices designed to fraudulently obtain the account information associated with cards inserted into the targeted ATM machines. Using that account information, participants created cloned ATM cards and fraudulently withdrew funds from ATM machines maintained by banks in Washington County.

Assistant United States Attorney Jeffrey R. Bengel prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.

United States Attorney Brady commended the United States Secret Service, Department of Homeland Security, and the Cecil Township, Peters Township, and South Strabane Township Police Departments for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Roman.