(Michigan City, IN) - Flock cameras in Michigan City helped place two alleged members of a nationwide criminal organization behind bars.

 

On Saturday, Florin Vaduva, 32, and Loredana Vaduva, 26, were in a vehicle with California plates when the flock camera system alerted officers that the vehicle, suspected in multiple out-of-state felony financial crimes, entered the city limits.

 

Officers stopped the vehicle in the area of U.S. 12 and East Michigan Boulevard. The driver, Mr. Vaduva, was arrested for producing a counterfeit identification card while his female passenger was taken into custody on nine theft warrants from Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Colorado.

 

Both suspects are from the state of Washington.

 

Investigation reveals that the man and woman are part of a nationwide criminal organization suspected of placing electronic devices on automated teller machines that record bank card data like account numbers once cards are inserted into the ATMs. They are also suspected of multiple large scare operations that defrauded several financial institutions across the country of more than $500,000.

 

Police said Mr. Vaduva was identified as one of the high-ranking members within the organization.  They were both transported to the La Porte County Jail

 

Mr. Vaduva later posted $1,500 bond on the charge of Possession of a False Government Identification, a Class A misdemeanor.  A hold was placed on his female counterpart until she can be taken back to face charges in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Colorado.