The Gold Coast Bulletin

Jackpot for ATM crew

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THEY call it “jackpottin­g.” A Queens man is accused of stealing nearly a quarter of a million dollars from ATMs by hacking them to dispense cash like a poker machine when it hits the jackpot.

Prosecutor­s said 33-yearold Eric Salazar Montano posed as a technician and manipulate­d ATMs at a grocery store and kiosk. They said he would return minutes later with accomplice­s who would take money without a card.

The thieves collected $154,000 from one ATM and $87,000 from the other.

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