Suburban ATM Skimming Trio May Get 15 Years: Police

LIBERTYVILLE, IL — A credit card skimming device, used on Aug. 29, was the catalyst that brought Libertyville police, along with other departments and agencies, to arrest three Elk Grove Village men and charge them with continuing financial crimes enterprise, a class one felony.

On Aug. 29 alone, over about 12 hours, 19 credit cards were compromised and a total of $8,300 was taken. Dorin Marchidan, 47, Adrian Popa, 48, and Alin Doina, 48, all of Elk Grove Village, were arrested at their homes on Nov. 1 on warrants.

People started reporting cash was disappearing from their bank accounts back in June, as the hidden skimming devices stole debit card numbers and PINs, police said.

Police said the same suspects were seen committing similar crimes in other suburbs, including Wilmette, where a skimming device was found to have been placed at the North Shore Community Bank in August. Wilmette Police Chief Kyle Murphy confirmed the arrests were related to the incident.

Libertyville police said Doina was released after posting $10,000 bond, but Popa and Marchidan are still in custody.

If convicted, the three men face possible sentences of up to 15 years in prison and fines of up to $25,000.

Article image Alin Doina, Dorin Marchidan, Adrian Popa booking photographs via Naperville Police Department