A man who took part in a scheme to install card skimmers at gas pumps was sentenced in San Diego federal court Monday to more than three years in prison.
Haykaz Mansuryan, 34, of Granada Hills, admitted to breaking into “dozens” of gas pumps to install the skimmers, which netted him and his co-defendants more than $1 million, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Investigators seized 54 skimming devices from gas stations he visited throughout Southern California, according to prosecutors, who said Mansuryan’s participation in the crimes stretched from August 2018 until October of 2021.
Seven others have been charged in the scheme. One is a fugitive. The multi-agency investigation included the San Diego Police Department and San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.
Mansuryan received a 41-month sentence on identity theft and conspiracy charges. He was ordered to take pay $923,374.14 in restitution along with his co-defendants.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office advised anyone who believes they may be a victim of the offense to visit the U.S. Department of Justice’s large case web site.
– City News Service
