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NEW YORK (WABC) — Eight members of a New York cell are charged in a massive 21st century bank heist that reached across the Internet and stretched around the globe, inflicting $45 million in losses on the financial system in a matter of hours…
The 8 defendants allegedly formed the New York-based cell of an international cybercrime organization that used sophisticated intrusion techniques to hack into the systems of global financial institutions, steal prepaid debit card data and eliminate withdrawal limits. Federal law enforcement dubbed its investigation “Operation Unlimited” because of this twist in the case…
Prosecutors say ATMs on Broadway from West 116th Street to West 23rd Street were accessed in the operation.
The eight defendants and their co-conspirators withdrew approximately $2.8 million in a matter of hours, authorities said…
Seven of the eight defendants have been arrested: Jael Mejia Collado, Joan Luis Minier Lara, Evan Jose Peña, Jose Familia Reyes, Elvis Rafael Rodriguez, Emir Yasser Yeje, and Chung Yu-Holguin, all residents of Yonkers, New York.
The indictment also charges an eighth defendant, Alberto Yusi Lajud-Peña, also known as “Prime” and “Albertico,” who is reported to have been murdered on April 27, 2013, in the Dominican Republic.
