Venezuelan national sentenced for ATM theft scheme in New York, Massachusetts and Illinois
Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that David Jose Gomez Cegarra, 25, a citizen of Venezuela, was sentenced after a bank larceny conviction tied to ATM thefts in three U.S. states. The case covers thefts from ATMs in New York, Massachusetts and Illinois.
Cegarra was sentenced to time served by U.S. The court also ordered restitution totaling $294,820.
The source says the amount stolen was nearly $300,000. After sentencing, Cegarra was turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
No additional operational details, method, or further consequences are provided in the source text. The report describes a completed criminal case and an immigration handoff following the sentence.
It does not provide dates for the thefts, the arrest, or the underlying investigation, and it does not identify any victims beyond the referenced ATMs.
