{"id":4866,"date":"2026-06-30T17:22:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T17:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/2026\/06\/30\/four-men-allegedly-stole-over-529000-in-elaborate-atm-heists-in-connecticut\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T17:22:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T17:22:18","slug":"four-men-allegedly-stole-over-529000-in-elaborate-atm-heists-in-connecticut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/?p=4866","title":{"rendered":"Four men allegedly stole over $529,000 in elaborate ATM heists in Connecticut"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-gu-name=\"media\" class=\"dcr-14sl0e4\">\n<div class=\"dcr-17l77cs\">\n<figure id=\"61b4ad45-52f8-429c-82d3-57b42cb216b8\" class=\"dcr-191xnya\">\n<div id=\"img-1\" class=\"dcr-1t7hdmw\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"a stack of bills sticking out of an ATM\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/aed90be024108d8b6e3144e79d68c9be74b96635\/0_104_3570_2857\/master\/3570.jpg?width=465&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"465\" height=\"372.1302521008404\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"dcr-up96pv\"><span class=\"dcr-kogzpx\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-18mnkpm\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1294qmb\"><label for=\"the-checkbox\" class=\"dcr-4sl2vt\"><\/label> <\/p>\n<div id=\"the-caption\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1mfxiaj\"><span class=\"dcr-13i4yc9\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1cipnsy\">The four men targeted at least nine ATMs during a 10-day spree in August 2025, according to a press release from the US attorney\u2019s office.<\/span> Photograph: anouchka\/Getty Images\/iStockphoto<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"#img-1\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-zwabc0\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"61b4ad45-52f8-429c-82d3-57b42cb216b8\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-1bitgpn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-1shbixy\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-qda0hp\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1e9iiy9\"><span class=\"dcr-13i4yc9\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1cipnsy\">The four men targeted at least nine ATMs during a 10-day spree in August 2025, according to a press release from the US attorney\u2019s office.<\/span> Photograph: anouchka\/Getty Images\/iStockphoto<\/figcaption><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"headline\" class=\"dcr-ql9l8l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-6mja0y\">\n<h1 class=\"dcr-l0wuod\">Four men allegedly stole over $529,000 in elaborate ATM heists in Connecticut<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"standfirst\" class=\"dcr-1xpojbf\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1gm5ptv\">\n<p>Four men arrested and charged for allegedly taking part in \u2018jackpotting\u2019 scheme targeting ATMs at rest stops along I-95<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"body\" class=\"dcr-x1al2c\">\n<div class=\"dcr-11gq2tx\">\n<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-1w2vkyc\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector dcr-ogvvui\">\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">A group of four robbers netted more than $500,000 in an elaborate \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2018\/jan\/29\/jackpotting-hackers-atm-cash-machine-give-away\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">jackpotting<\/a>\u201d scheme targeting ATMs at rest stops along Interstate 95 in Connecticut, federal prosecutors in the state have alleged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The men targeted at least nine cash machines during a 10-day spree in August, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-ct\/pr\/venezuelan-nationals-charged-stealing-more-500k-atm-jackpotting-scheme\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">press release<\/a> on Monday by the US attorney\u2019s office, which charged the four with a range of federal offenses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Prosecutors say the group used \u201cspecialized hardware and malware\u201d to corrupt the machines and force them to dispense an almost unlimited amount of cash. In just one raid, at a northbound rest stop on the I-95 in Fairfield, the gang scooped up $136,000, they said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Their overall haul reached $529,220 from eight ATMs between 8 and 18 August 2025, court documents state. A software patch installed to try to prevent such robberies thwarted the alleged robbers at another machine in Ansonia on the first day of the spree.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Two of the men live in New York, one is from North Carolina and the fourth is a resident of Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">All four are citizens of Venezuela, said the attorney\u2019s office, which named them as Euclides Moreno Itanare, 28; Willian Ricardo Flores, 49; Alberto Jose Freites Arvilla, 41; and Luis Jose Freites Arvilla, 38.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cFor each of the thefts, the pattern of behavior was similar,\u201d the press release said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cSurveillance video shows that while Luis Freites Arvilla acted as a lookout, Alberto Freites Arvilla opened the hood of the ATM, accessed the internal components of the ATM, and then left the area,\u201d the press release added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cOver the course of several hours, Luis Freites Arvilla, Itanare, and Flores then took turns withdrawing cash from the ATM.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">It noted that the group also made efforts to disguise their appearance, saying: \u201cThe defendants sometimes changed clothes in an attempt to avoid suspicion when approaching the same ATM multiple times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The four were arrested on Thursday after a joint investigation by the FBI, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/connecticut\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Connecticut<\/a> state police and the police departments of Raleigh, North Carolina, and New York.<\/p>\n<figure data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.NewsletterSignupBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-d9bay7\"><a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"#EmailSignup-skip-link-11\" class=\"dcr-76akua\">skip past newsletter promotion<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-1tr4stg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-12qa5gp\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-1cjdlyj\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"EmailSignup-skip-link-11\" aria-label=\"after newsletter promotion\" role=\"note\" class=\"dcr-76akua\">after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">They remain in custody awaiting court proceedings on charges of interstate transportation of stolen property \u2013 an offense that carries a maximum prison term of 10 years \u2013 and conspiracy, for which they could be imprisoned for up to five years if convicted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Photographs said to have been taken by the alleged robbers, released by the US attorney\u2019s office, show the men variously tinkering with ATM machines, and showing off large wads of cash they collected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The Guardian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2018\/jan\/29\/jackpotting-hackers-atm-cash-machine-give-away\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">reported in 2018<\/a> warnings by two of the world\u2019s largest ATM manufacturers, and the US Secret Service, that cybercriminals were targeting the machines with nefarious software in order to extract cash.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" class=\"dcr-swayiu\"><span class=\"dcr-1xhbmzr\">Explore more on these topics<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-2c03t5\">\n<ul class=\"dcr-p7nd18\">\n<li class=\"dcr-r721ee\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/connecticut\" class=\"dcr-856iwi\">Connecticut<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-r721ee\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/us-crime\" class=\"dcr-856iwi\">US crime<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-r721ee\"><a href=\"\/tone\/news\" class=\"dcr-856iwi\">news<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-313bdz\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Four%20men%20allegedly%20stole%20over%20%24529,000%20in%20elaborate%20ATM%20heists%20in%20Connecticut&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jun\/30\/atm-robbery-connecticut?CMP=share_btn_url\" 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