CONNECTICUT — The FBI in Connecticut arrested four men accused of stealing more than $500,000 from ATMs at eight rest stop locations along Interstate 95 from Darien to New Haven. Prosecutors charged the men with interstate stolen property and conspiracy.

Investigators stated that the suspects used hardware and malware to manipulate the ATMs, causing them to dispense cash during a two-week period. The four accused individuals are Venezuelan nationals.

The U.S. attorney for Connecticut, David Sullivan, said the men were charged with interstate stolen property and conspiracy. The New Haven Homeland Security Task Force had been tracking the alleged group since August 2025.

The alleged thefts included $23,300 stolen from a Cumberland Farms in Milford on August 8, 2025. On the same day, an attempted heist occurred at a Cumberland Farms in Ansonia. Prosecutors said the men stole $136,000 at a northbound rest stop in Fairfield on August 14, 2025.

Further alleged thefts involved $66,400 from a northbound location in Branford on August 15, 2025. On August 16, 2025, $42,020 was stolen from a northbound location in Madison, and $84,000 was taken from a southbound location in Madison. The suspects allegedly stole $61,600 from a northbound location in Darien on August 17, 2025. On August 18, 2025, $58,400 was stolen from a northbound location in Darien, and $57,000 was taken from a southbound location in Darien.

Homeland Security officials said cellphone tracking data connected some suspects to the exact locations and times of several ATM thefts. Surveillance photos in the criminal complaint allegedly show the men taking cash from the compromised ATMs. Pictures purportedly taken by the suspects show piles of cash in the back seat of a silver Toyota Highlander used in the incidents.

The four men, identified as Willian Flores, 49, of the Bronx, Alberto Arvilla, 41, of Queens, Luis Arvilla, 38, of Lynn, Massachusetts, and Euclides Itanare, 28, of Raleigh, North Carolina, were ordered held without bail. The federal criminal investigation is ongoing, with officials investigating other possible past ATM thefts to determine if they can be linked to the same group. Each of the men could face up to 10 years in federal prison if convicted.

Why It Matters

The arrests address a series of alleged ATM thefts in Connecticut that resulted in over $500,000 stolen from multiple locations along a major interstate corridor. The use of specialized hardware and malware in these incidents highlights a method of financial crime that law enforcement is tracking. The ongoing investigation aims to determine the full scope of the group's activities, potentially linking them to additional past thefts.