An investigation by the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Secret Service has resulted in indictments for 12 suspects accused of placing credit card skimmers at numerous locations across the country, including Colorado.
The 16-month investigation uncovered a scheme in which police say a group composed primarily of Cuban nationals out of the Miami area would fly to various areas of the country to place multiple credit card skimmers on fuel pumps.
The suspects would then use the information from the cards to produce cloned cards, which were used to make fraudulent charges, according to a release. Investigators identified more than 8,000 victims — 2,300 from Colorado — and said the group was bringing in about $2.5 million in theft money per week.
The individuals in the group were also linked to a multi-million dollar international money laundering ring.
The indictments follow the arrests of two previous suspects in the scam who were identified after a skimmer was found at a Superior gas station in 2016.
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