{"id":6094,"date":"2026-02-27T03:07:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T03:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=6094"},"modified":"2026-02-27T03:07:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T03:07:35","slug":"tren-de-aragua-members-charged-in-new-england-atm-jackpotting-conspiracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=6094","title":{"rendered":"Tren de Aragua members charged in New England ATM jackpotting conspiracy"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Two alleged members of the Venezuelan-linked gang Tren De Aragua<\/a> (TdA) were charged in an ATM jackpotting conspiracy that included robberies and attempted robberies across New England, according to federal prosecutors.<\/p>\n

Moises Alejandro Martinez Gutierrz and Lestter Guerrero, both 29, have been charged with conspiracy to commit bank theft, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts said in a news release.<\/p>\n

Officials said both men are in the U.S. illegally.<\/p>\n

The duo is accused of robberies and attempted robberies at ATMs in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island. They allegedly installed malware<\/a> directly into the ATM’s software programming to force the machine to dispense all its cash.<\/p>\n

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Moises Alejandro Martinez Gutierrz has been charged with conspiracy to commit bank theft.<\/span> (U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Massachusetts)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Prosecutors said there has been an ongoing federal investigation<\/a> into a nationwide conspiracy allegedly coordinated and committed by TdA members to steal money from ATMs using malware, a scheme referred to as ATM jackpotting.<\/p>\n

Martinez Gutierrez and Guerrero were arrested on Feb. 5 in Augusta, Maine, after an attempted ATM jackpotting robbery, according to charging documents. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Martinez Gutierrez is allegedly connected to at least five other ATM jackpotting robberies across New England, including robberies on Dec. 31 in Norwich, Connecticut; Jan. 20 in Braintree, Massachusetts; Jan. 30 in Rochester, New Hampshire; and attempted robberies Jan. 14 in Coventry, Rhode Island, Jan. 19 in Stoneham, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

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Lestter Guerrero is seen pointing his cellphone at an ATM with Moises Alejandro Martinez Gutierrz in the passenger seat.<\/span> (U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Massachusetts)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Guerrero is allegedly connected to at least one additional jackpotting robbery, with Martinez Gutierrez, on Jan. 30 in Rochester, New Hampshire.<\/p>\n

If convicted on the conspiring to commit bank theft charge, the pair could be sentenced to up to five years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.<\/p>\n

TdA has allegedly developed revenue sources through a range of criminal activities, including ATM jackpotting to steal millions of dollars from financial institutions, prosecutors said in court documents.<\/p>\n

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The two men were arrested on Feb. 5 in Augusta, Me., after an attempted ATM jackpotting robbery.<\/span> (Photo by Robert Alexander\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Jackpotting proceeds are typically distributed amongst the gang’s members and associates to conceal its derivation, according to the court documents.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The members are often told to split the proceeds from a jackpot operation with 50% earmarked and sent to gang leadership in Venezuela and 50% divided among the individuals conducting ground operations.<\/p>\n

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