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A Romanian man who admitted being part of a gang who fitted a so-called skimming device to an Oxford cash machine was jailed for more than three years today.
Oxford Crown Court heard Florin Solomon, 25, travelled from London to Oxford in June last year to help fit a cloning device at a NatWest cash machine in Cornmarket Street.
Solomon, of Westward Road, Walthamstow, admitted conspiracy to defraud at an earlier hearing, but claimed he didn't realise the exact nature of what he was involved in.
Jonathan Stone, prosecuting, said two car loads of men travelled to the city and fitted the skimming device and a camera to the machine.
He said: "Mr Solomon was close by and he had a satchel. The bag was believed to have contained a camcorder with a bluetooth receiver to receive images from a pin-hole camera above the cash point.
"This device was left on the machine for about 45 minutes.
"During the time the device was on the machine it copied details from 63 separate cards."
Mr Stone said police seized the device after a member of the public reported concerns and later arrested Solomon as he fled from a car in Gloucester Green car park.
Martin Henley, defending, said: "The role Mr Solomon played in this conspiracy was absolutely key.
"He says he was a gopher.
"He was assisting the driver. Their role in this was to transport some or all of the equipment."
Sentencing Solomon to 39 months in jail, Mr Recorder Harold Persaud said: "This was a well-planned operation.
"You travelled from Walthamstow to defraud the citizens of Oxford."
8:07pm Monday 12th May 2008
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CommentPosted by: Mr. Jingles, Oxford on 9:46pm Mon 12 May 08
Deport him. He will do it again...
Deport him. He will do it again...
Posted by: No surprise, Oxford on 12:30am Tue 13 May 08
Another one of our immigrant friends enriching our society with his 'diverse' and 'alternate' lifestyle activities.We are SO lucky to have them all here taking our benefits and filling up our schools and hospitals. Well done new labour.
Another one of our immigrant friends enriching our society with his 'diverse' and 'alternate' lifestyle activities.We are SO lucky to have them all here taking our benefits and filling up our schools and hospitals. Well done new labour.
Posted by: Jack, Oxford on 7:34am Tue 13 May 08
We can not question this mans criminal propensities however the comments above can only be viewed as the fascist rantings of members of the BNP.
I can only suggest that those of you who don't appreciate living in the EU find an alternative residence, I hear that both China and Iraq are lovely this time of year.
We can not question this mans criminal propensities however the comments above can only be viewed as the fascist rantings of members of the BNP.
I can only suggest that those of you who don't appreciate living in the EU find an alternative residence, I hear that both China and Iraq are lovely this time of year.
Posted by: peter griffen, oxford on 9:11am Tue 13 May 08
bob
try re-reading jack,s post i don,t think you got the message.
why do you not comment on white people when they commit crimes i guess it,s because whites specialise in peadophilia
bob
try re-reading jack,s post i don,t think you got the message.
why do you not comment on white people when they commit crimes i guess it,s because whites specialise in peadophilia
Posted by: Tasha, Witney on 10:24am Tue 13 May 08
It is amazing how much you lot care about a crime like this where there is a non-English person involved. The sad thing is, you really don't see you are racist and go on and on saying racist things and really don't realise you are being prejudice. It’s such a shame.
It is amazing how much you lot care about a crime like this where there is a non-English person involved. The sad thing is, you really don't see you are racist and go on and on saying racist things and really don't realise you are being prejudice. It’s such a shame.
Posted by: pg, oxford on 10:46am Tue 13 May 08
john moes
and what would you do to the bloke who gets a thrill out of little girls kicking him in the nuts?
send him back to barton?
john moes
and what would you do to the bloke who gets a thrill out of little girls kicking him in the nuts?
send him back to barton?
Posted by: anon, ox on 11:33am Tue 13 May 08
he didn't realise the exact nature of what he was involved in.(rubbish)
he didn't realise the exact nature of what he was involved in.(rubbish)
Posted by: Ed Grundi, Ambridge on 1:30pm Tue 13 May 08
[quote]"You travelled from Walthamstow to defraud the citizens of Oxford."[/quote]
These immigrants from Walthamstow - send 'em back I say!!!
What a load of tosh from "No Surprise". Send HIS ancestors back to where they came from as well. There's something quite funny about those who think that their ancestors have ALWAYS lived in this country or are of 'pure blood'. Quite simply they're not.
"You travelled from Walthamstow to defraud the citizens of Oxford."
These immigrants from Walthamstow - send 'em back I say!!!
What a load of tosh from "No Surprise". Send HIS ancestors back to where they came from as well. There's something quite funny about those who think that their ancestors have ALWAYS lived in this country or are of 'pure blood'. Quite simply they're not.
Posted by: Bev Albany, N.Oxon on 1:43pm Tue 13 May 08
"Racist" is a silly word. It goes back about 70 years I think but has come into vogue lately as the left-wing equivalent of the chav's "f*** off" when, as is generally the case, they don't want to listen. Actually, if you look at the court lists and take a reasonable measure of "immigrant" as one who or whose parents have come into UK since 1945 including Republic of Ireland citizens you will find somewhat of an over-representation and no dear, it's not because the police are racist so I'd better just f*** off hadn't I?
"Racist" is a silly word. It goes back about 70 years I think but has come into vogue lately as the left-wing equivalent of the chav's "f*** off" when, as is generally the case, they don't want to listen. Actually, if you look at the court lists and take a reasonable measure of "immigrant" as one who or whose parents have come into UK since 1945 including Republic of Ireland citizens you will find somewhat of an over-representation and no dear, it's not because the police are racist so I'd better just f*** off hadn't I?
Posted by: Jim, Oxford on 1:47pm Tue 13 May 08
These comments are very narrow-minded but they don't actually surprise me. Although I understand frustrations expressed, I wonder whether these opinions would have been the same if the fraud was carried out by a young local. Brits living or travelling abroad are not all necessarily leading by example.
These comments are very narrow-minded but they don't actually surprise me. Although I understand frustrations expressed, I wonder whether these opinions would have been the same if the fraud was carried out by a young local. Brits living or travelling abroad are not all necessarily leading by example.
Posted by: fed up on 5:26pm Tue 13 May 08
Crime is crime, no matter of nationality or colour. It is just felt as more of a disrespect to all britons (not just whites) when it is commited by someone who will argue they came to this country for a better quality of life and then proceed to pled ignorance to the law.
Crime is crime, no matter of nationality or colour. It is just felt as more of a disrespect to all britons (not just whites) when it is commited by someone who will argue they came to this country for a better quality of life and then proceed to pled ignorance to the law.
Posted by: Constable Hammer, On Patrol on 3:18pm Wed 14 May 08
The police and criminal injustice system will actually bend over backwards to satisfy to PC nutters who believe that saying a bad word about ethnic minorities, regardless of the circumstances, is a hate crime.
Take a look at the statistics of prison population demographics versus poulation demographics and you will see that the average non-white is nine times more likely to be an offender (usually violent) than the average white. I realise that some of you may find this fact rather inconvenient, but fact it is, nonetheless.
The police and criminal injustice system will actually bend over backwards to satisfy to PC nutters who believe that saying a bad word about ethnic minorities, regardless of the circumstances, is a hate crime.
Take a look at the statistics of prison population demographics versus poulation demographics and you will see that the average non-white is nine times more likely to be an offender (usually violent) than the average white. I realise that some of you may find this fact rather inconvenient, but fact it is, nonetheless.
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