New Jersey prosecutors tag suspects for aggravated identity theft charges. Lachezar Lazarov, 26, of Queens, was sentenced to 65 months in prison; Georgi Nikiforov, 25, of New Jersey, sentenced to 57 months. The Queens card-skimming scheme involved five organized crime rings with ties to Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Authorities in Georgia said they made key arrests in ID theft investigation that has connected crimes going back 15 years that totaled $9 million.”]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/did-judge-go-easy-on-skimmers-a-4178