Londoner jailed for series of stealth attacks on cash machines in six counties

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A man who has committed thefts in eight European cities has been jailed for a series of stealth attacks on cash machines here which caused nearly €13,000 in damage.

Damien Ionut (34) was part of a group of men who targeted ATMs in counties Louth, Kildare, Wicklow, Meath, Westmeath and Dublin. The men used a technique known as “transaction reversal fraud”, which occurs when requested cash isn’t properly dispensed.