By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A BULGARIAN man was remanded to prison yesterday after he allegedly tampered with and skimmed seven ATMs in New Providence last month.
Prosecutors allege Marian Dimitrov Marinov, 36, interfered with ATMs at Royal Bank of Canada branches on Bay Street, Cable Beach and Palmdale Plaza, and Commonwealth Bank ATMs on Wulff Road, Prince Charles Drive and Golden Gates between May 1 and 26.
The suspect was reportedly arrested on the night of May 26 at a bank in eastern New Providence, where he was allegedly found with ATM skimming devices and concealed pinhole camera components.
That same night, the defendant was also allegedly found with $1,200 BSD and $400 USD.
Marinov allegedly conspired with others to commit fraud between April 4 and May 26.
Marinov pleaded not guilty to seven counts of unauthorised interception of computer functions, two counts of conspiracy to commit fraud, and money laundering by possession before Senior Magistrate Kendra Kelly-Burrows.
The defendant was assisted by a translator.
Sergeant Vernon Pyfrom, the prosecutor, objected to the defendant’s bail, citing the seriousness of the offences and the accused’s potential flight risk.
Marinov was denied bail and remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services until he returns to court on June 30 and July 13.
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