This is a joint media release between the AFP, New South Wales Police Force and Queensland Police Service Five foreign nationals accused of flying to Australia to install ATM card skimmers to steal money and create fake bank cards have been charged in Sydney and Brisbane. The alleged international crime syndicate is allegedly linked to five Romanian nationals charged by the United States Secret Service (USSS) in May 2023. Two Romanian nationals, a man, 33, and a woman, 32, appeared in Parramatta Local Court on Saturday, 5 August 2023 charged with: Producing a document, knowing the document was false or misleading and that the document was produced or purportedly produced under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act/Regulations/Rules, contrary to Section 137 of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (Cth); Possession, making or providing false foreign travel documents, contrary to Section 22 of the Foreign Passports (Law Enforcement and Security) Act 2005; and Possession or control of thing with intent to dishonestly obtain or deal in personal financial information, contrary to section 480.

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