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DoJ indictment in ATM jackpotting case

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The U.S. Department of Justice indicted 54 individuals in an ATM jackpotting case, escalating a multi-million-dollar cyber-enabled fraud prosecution. The action targets a scheme that allegedly used Ploutus malware to force ATMs to dispense cash and move proceeds through the conspiracy.

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Timeline

  1. 20.12.2025 15:48 1 articles · 5mo ago

    Related ATM jackpotting indictment against 32 people

    Legal Policy Action Update

    U.S. prosecutors returned a related indictment against 32 individuals, charging one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit bank burglary and computer fraud, 18 counts of bank fraud, 18 counts of bank burglary, and 18 counts of damage to computers in the Ploutus-enabled ATM jackpotting case tied to Tren de Aragua.

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  2. 20.12.2025 15:48 1 articles · 5mo ago

    ATM jackpotting indictment against 22 people

    Legal Policy Action Update

    U.S. prosecutors returned an indictment against 22 people, charging bank fraud, burglary, and money laundering in the ATM jackpotting case linked to Ploutus malware and alleged Tren de Aragua proceeds.

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  3. 20.12.2025 15:48 2 articles · 5mo ago

    DOJ announces 54 ATM jackpotting indictments

    Initial Disclosure

    The U.S. Department of Justice announced indictments of 54 individuals in a two-part ATM jackpotting scheme that used Ploutus malware to force cash withdrawals from ATMs across the U.S. and was tied to Tren de Aragua.

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