SACRAMENTO — A group of nearly a dozen foreign nationals led bank and ATM robberies across California, with multiple robberies in the Sacramento region, according to a federal indictment.
The robberies happened between May and October 2024 with a group of eleven people mostly from Chile. The tactics for each robbery, according to court documents, remained largely the same and were enough for investigators to link the crimes from one city to the next.
The group disguised itself as a construction crew, with COVID-style masks, and would first visit the scene of the target ATM or bank. Federal prosecutors say the group’s tactics were consistent — forced entry, their style of clothing and disguises — and matched the equipment used during the larcenies, such as signal jammers and blowtorches…