JACKSON, Miss., Oct. 5 -- The Mississippi Attorney General issued the following news release:
Today, Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced the recent sentencing of Yerson Jose Salazar Amarista for one count of Trafficking in Device Making Equipment. During the investigation, the Attorney General's Office Cyber Fraud Task Force recovered five skimming devices at retailers across central Mississippi and was able to link data discovered to over 1,600 stolen card numbers, a majority of which were Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) payment cards. Amarista entered the country illegally and will be subject to deportation upon release from prison.
"Card skimming crimes like these not only defraud taxpayers and divert funds meant for those in need...