Two men, one French and one Romanian, are now in custody for identity-theft trafficking and fraud, according to Metro Police.
Officials say Dragos Diaconu, 29, who carries a French passport, and Daniel Gargarita, 35, who carries a Romanian passport, were arrested after First Tennessee Bank notified police that their ATMs were deceived by a scheme.
Diaconu and Gargarita allegedly used criminal simulation to create debit-type cards encoded with information of innocent people, stealing money from their bank accounts.
After the tip from First Tennessee Bank, which included the make and license plate of the suspects' car, a Metro detective tracked down the duo down and watch Diaconu carry out the scheme at the branch of Abbott Martin Road and get back in the car with Gargarita.
After Diaconu got back in the car, the detective initiated a traffic stop and arrested both men.
Officers recovered $5,224 and 32 fake debit cards believed to be encoded with people's stolen information in their vehicle.
First Tennessee believes the men took over $13,000 from their ATMs before they were caught.
Diaconu is being held in lieu of a $150,000 bond. Gargarita is being held in lieu of a $75,000 bond. They are expected in court on Tuesday, June 26.
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