Tren de Aragua members indicted in nationwide ATM jackpotting scheme

January 26, 2026, 9:30 PM EST
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CITY, State (Fox News) — Venezuelan terrorist organization Tren de Aragua members indicted for massive ATM jackpotting scheme

Key Facts:

  • 87 individuals connected to Tren de Aragua indicted for stealing millions from ATMs
  • U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nebraska announced 31 new defendants in Homeland Security Task Force operation
  • Members used stolen funds for terrorist activities like human trafficking, sex trafficking, and murder
  • Justice Department unsealed multi-state indictments against Tren de Aragua leaders for violent crimes
  • Members hacked ATMs using malware to force cash dispense
  • Accusations of narco-terrorism against Venezuelan regime over alliances with Tren de Aragua and Sinaloa Cartel

    Images:

  • ATM with panel open – Prosecutors show how malware was installed in ATMs
  • Suspect with stolen cash – Surveillance image of suspect with cash from ATM jackpotting
  • Hooded individual at ATM – Investigator footage of suspect at ATM fraud operation
  • Overhead surveillance footage – Suspect near targeted ATM during jackpotting scheme

    Closing:

  • Total 87 individuals facing federal offenses for supporting foreign terror organization and other crimes
  • Update follows previous indictments in December and October last year

    Bonny Chu, Digital Production Assistant at Fox News Digital.

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