MARSHFIELD, Wis.–Arrest warrants have been issued for three men related to the theft of over $100,000 from a local credit union’s ATM.

The suspects allegedly used a “jackpotting” technique, which involves installing software that forces the ATM to dispense cash, according to police and the Marshfield News Herald, which reported that arrests were made after an investigation that spanned multiple counties and involved collaboration between law enforcement agencies.

The alleged “jackpotting” scheme took place in December of 2024 at Simplicity Credit Union. 

The Defendants

According to the News Herald:

• Jhoenderson D. Rojas Eganez, 27, currently in the Kewaunee County Jail, has been charged with four felony counts of theft from a financial institution (value exceeds $100,000), interference with an automated teller machine, possession of burglarious tools and computer crimes-accessing data to defraud. 
• Alejandro J. Sevilla Sanabria, 25, currently in the Kewaunee County Jail, and Worlly W. Garcia Albarracin, 35, of Berwyn, Illinois, have both been charged with four felony counts of being a party to the crimes of theft from a financial institution (value exceeds $100,000), interference with an automated teller machine, possession of burglarious tools and computer crimes-accessing data to defraud.

No court dates have been scheduled.

How Investigation Began

According to the criminal complaint, on Dec. 16, 2024, Marshfield Police Officer Blake Borchardt began investigating a reported theft from Simplicity Credit Union. The branch manager said that about 11:17 p.m., someone forced their way into the ATM and downloaded a malicious software into the hardware of the ATM, causing the ATM to dispense money. The total amount of money taken was later determined to be $114,550, according to the complaint, the Marshfield New Herald reported. 

“A credit union employee who handles service on the ATM arrived to service the machine shortly before law enforcement was called and noticed screws were missing from the interior of the ATM and the display screen had been altered,” the report stated. “A piece from the finger tip of a latex glove also was found inside the machine, according to the complaint.

What Video Showed

“A video showed a suspect wearing a dark gray or black zip-up sweatshirt with a thin line of reflective material using a Bluetooth computer keyboard and black and yellow flathead screwdriver to access the ATM panel, according to the complaint,” the report continued. “The employee said he was familiar with this method of ATM theft, known as ‘jackpotting,’ and that similar thefts had happened in central Wisconsin and across the state, according to the complaint.

Local police learned a similar crime had occurred at a bank that resulted in the arrest of  Rojas Eganez.

“Officers found two stacks of $5 bills, totaling $2,095, a black and yellow flat-head screwdriver, a wireless Bluetooth keyboard, a gray zip-up sweatshirt with reflective material and other items,” the News Herald stated. 

Officers later identified another suspicious vehicle in the neighborhood, Sevilla Sanabria and an individual who is not charged in the Wood County case. 

Alleged Statement

“Rojas Eganez, who stated he drove from Chicago to Wisconsin with the purpose of working for an organization that provided him with training, equipment, cellphones and money to conduct thefts from ATMs, according to the complaint,” the News Herald reported.

Police said a review of one of the suspect’s phones found a WhatsApp message involving several of the suspects as well as several bank and credit union addresses, including Simplicity Credit Union in Marshfield.