Six people arrested in Global ATM heist

Six people have been  arrested in connection to the worldwide ATM heist that stole $45 million from two middle East banks.

The group which is made up five men and one woman are all residents of New York city suburb of Yonkers said to be members of a global cybercrime organization that stole MasterCard Inc debit-card information.

The six that were arrested Monday were "cashers" in the scheme, withdrawing approximately $2.8 million from more than 140 ATMs in New York City, according to the U.S attorney's office.


Debit card data were stolen from the National Bank of Ras Al-Khaima in the United Arab Emirates and Bank of Muscat in Oman in two separate attacks in December 2012 and February 2013, according to prosecutors.

The payment processing companies used by the two banks were broken into by these hackers and the balances and withdrawal limits on the cards were raised prosecutors said.

$5 million was withdrawn between December 21 and December 22 and $40 million between February 19 and February 20.

The six people arrested include Anthony Diaz,24 ; Saul Franjul, 23; Saul Genao, 24; Jaindhi Polanco, 29; and Jose Angeley Valerio, 25, Franklyn Ferriera.

Each Faces up 7.5 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000

Prosecutors said that days after the February attack, Franjul packed approximately $800,000 in cash into luggage that was sent by bus to one of the heist's organizers, Alberto Yusi Lajud-Pena who was murdered April 27 in Dominican Republic.

The arrests came six months after prosecutors in Brooklyn announced charges against eight others in the scheme, including Lajud-Pena also called 'Prime'.

Four other defendants have pleaded guilty, while three have pleaded not guilty according to Robert Nardoza the spokesman for the attorney of the Eastern District of New York.

Authorities in Germany arrested two Dutch citizens in February for their involvement in the scheme after they were caught withdrawing money at cash machines in Dusseldorf.

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