BREAKING Rețelele de crimă organizată din România devalizează banii pentru asistență socială din SUA, furturi de sute de milioane de dolari - investigație Wall Street Journal

Romanian organized crime networks are exploiting outdated technology to steal millions from U.S. public assistance funds, particularly targeting food aid programs. An investigation reveals that these groups use skimming devices to capture card information from low-income beneficiaries. Despite law enforcement efforts, the decentralized structure of these networks complicates their dismantling. The U.S. Secret Service has conducted nationwide operations to uncover skimmers, while collaboration with Romanian authorities aims to seize assets acquired with stolen funds. States are slowly transitioning to more secure card systems, but challenges remain, as many merchants still rely on magnetic stripe technology.