Fraud suspects charged in ATM scam

(CNS): Five suspected fraudsters who were arrested by the Financial Crimes Unit last week have been charged with a number of criminal offences, including money laundering, and after a court appearance Tuesday they have all been remanded in custody. The gang of alleged ATM scammers arrived in Cayman as visitors and were arrested on 3 November after they were reportedly involved in an ATM scam using forged cards.

They have been charged with conspiracy to defraud, possession of criminal property and theft and attempted theft, and one of them has also been charged with money laundering.

The group is made up of one British man (22), an American woman (26) and three Romanians, aged 27, 40, 42. The four men were remanded to HMP Northward and the woman is at HMP Fairbanks until their next appearance on Wednesday, 25 November.