A federal grand jury returned an indictment adding 31 defendants to a wide ATM jackpotting conspiracy, bringing the total charged to 87. The Department of Justice said the network used Ploutus malware to coerce ATMs into dispensing cash and tied proceeds to the Tren de Aragua transnational criminal organization.

On Jan. 26, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that a federal grand jury in Nebraska returned an indictment charging 31 additional individuals in a large‑scale ATM jackpotting conspiracy that now counts 87 defendants. Authorities allege members deployed Ploutus malware and other techniques to manipulate ATMs across multiple U.S. states to dispense large volumes of cash on command. DOJ said many of the charged individuals are Venezuelan and Colombian nationals and that proceeds were funneled to or otherwise associated with the Tren de Aragua criminal organization, a transnational group implicated in a range of illicit enterprises. Charges include bank fraud, conspiracy to cause damage to protected computers, and money laundering; the statutes carry potential decades‑long maximum sentences for principal actors. The indictment describes complex layering of stolen funds through shell entities, money mules and cross‑border transfers designed to obscure origins. DOJ characterized the case as part of a sustained enforcement effort against cyber‑enabled financial crimes and stressed cooperation with international partners to dismantle networks exploiting ATMs and U.S. financial infrastructure.