A man believed to have stolen $149,000 from multiple ATMs in St. Mary Parish allegedly did so by "jackpotting:" hacking the machines so they dispense cash like a slot machine jackpot.

But when Aiverson Paez-Pinango, 24, tried the same malware scheme at Bonvenu Bank on Perkins Road in East Baton Rouge Parish, he failed to win anything but a pair of handcuffs.

Detectives with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office first became aware of Paez-Pinango's attempts at "jackpotting" after he unsuccessfully tried to install malware on one of Bonvenu Bank's ATMs 12 separate times between 8 p.m. and 3 a.m. on the evening of Sept. 8.

Paez-Pinango allegedly drove up to an ATM at the bank, opened it with a key, and then used an "unknown device" to attempt to manipulate the ATM into dispensing ca

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