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Canadians deported over ATM scam

Author
Newstalk ZB Staff,
Publish Date
Tue, 15 May 2018, 12:54PM
The two men have been in custody since their initial arrest. (Photo / Getty)
The two men have been in custody since their initial arrest. (Photo / Getty)

Canadians deported over ATM scam

Author
Newstalk ZB Staff,
Publish Date
Tue, 15 May 2018, 12:54PM

Two Canadian men found guilty of skimming ATM machines in Christchurch are set for deportation.

39-year-old Hoan Nguyen and his nephew Quang Nguyen were sentenced to five months jail for joint charges of intent to dishonestly obtain bank card information.

However, as they've been in custody since their arrest in March, and are eligible for parole halfway through their sentence, they're set to be deported to Canada imminently.

Judge Paul Kellar described the crime as reasonably serious but took into account their previous clean record overseas.

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