According to federal court documents unsealed over the past week, the ring targeted banks and ATMs across California, Oregon, Washington and Texas.
The FBI says it has now busted a South American Crime Ring that carried out heists for months, to the tune of more than a million dollars.
It says the group--identified as the “South American Theft Crew” with members from Chile, Venezuela and Peru, relied on a combination of underground car rentals, AirBNBs, power tools, and dark-colored spray paint.Alex Moyano, Maite Celis, Erik Osorio, Pablo Valdez, Rosa Bastias, Camilo Sepulveda, Bassil Dacosta, Camilo Alarcon and Michelle Parada.
July 10-- An ATM was targeted in Northwest Fresno. Once security showed up, the crew ditched its crowbars and blowtorches. According to the affidavit, a woman identified as Maite Celis would rent Air BNB in Bakersfield, Tulare, Turlock and near the California-Oregon border.
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