Arizona Man Sentenced For Card Skimming Scam

A man has been sentenced to 5 years of probation for his role in a local ATM-skimming scheme that police said resulted in fraudulent withdrawals of more than $33,000. 55 year old Ionel Iancu of Arizona received the sentence in Iowa District Court of Dubuque County after pleading guilty to charges of identity theft and illegal use of a scanning device. Iancu faces up to 15 years in prison if he violates the terms of his probation, as per a sentencing order from Iowa District Court Judge Monica Zrinyi Ackley. According to a reports, Iancu was one of four people who used ATM-skimming devices to obtain card information from customers of Dupaco Community Credit Union in 2018. The card information subsequently was used to make 79 fraudulent cash withdrawals totaling over  $33,000.