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USA v. Marian Ovidiu Dumitru and Catalin Dumitru

Marian Ovidiu Dumitru and Catalin Dumitru pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection with a multi-state identity theft ring that allegedly stole over $760,000 in SNAP benefits across multiple states and conducted fraudulent purchases totaling $1,160,324 at Sam's Club locations.

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$1.92M alleged lossFiled: Jul 10 · 14:16 UTCUpdated: Jul 10 · 16:32 UTC

Defendants (2)

Catalin Dumitru
Defendant2 cases
Marian Ovidiu Dumitru
Member of theft ring

Charges

Wire fraud
Identity theft

Source

News article

https://www.wbtv.com/2026/07/10/romanian-theft-ring-linked-charlotte-area-dismantled-multi-state-snap-fraud-scheme/

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Romanian theft ring linked to Charlotte area dismantled in multi-state SNAP fraud scheme

WBTV Charlotte · Jul 10 · 14:16 UTC