The Banking Licenses

After the Riviera Maya gang signed a sponsorship agreement with reputable Mexican bank Banco Multiva in 2014, Adrian Constantin Tiugan and Ion Damian Nedescu obtained licenses from municipal authorities to install their rigged ATMs. Tiugan, “The Skimmer,” targeted the country’s most popular tourist destinations, including the surfers’ paradises of Sayulita and Puerto Vallarta. In Riviera Maya municipalities such as Playa del Carmen, Cancún, and Tulum, the gang installed ATMs without any permission at all from local governments.