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Six suspects were charged with fraud, identity theft, computer tampering and money laundering for their alleged connection to a card-skimming scheme, The Arizona Republic reported Sunday. It did not explain the Poison Ivy label.
The suspects are accused of using skimming devices to steal ATM card data as the cards were used at TruWest Credit Union machines. The stolen card data was used to make between $200,000 and $300,000 in fraudulent withdrawals, police said.
Police say they filmed one of the suspects, Craig Cunningham, installing a skimming device on an ATM. They say the other suspects were recorded using counterfeit cards made with the stolen card data.
The other suspects are Cory Ashton, Chris Gamboa, Echo Kwiatkowski, Donald Anzelmo and Robert Armijo, according to the article. Police say that some of the stolen funds were sent to Bulgaria, the source of the skimming devices.
