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Minnesota Passes Bill Expanding Punishment on Skimmers

Minnesota Passes Bill Expanding Punishment on Skimmers

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On a vote of 65-1, the Minnesota Senate passed a bill expanding the punishment for people who put so-called “skimmers” on a gas pump, A-T-M or similar terminal to steal customers’ credit or debit card data. Republican Senator Eric Pratt of Prior Lake says it’s growing problem…

 

Pratt says the bill better aligns consequences with the cost of the crime. The bill already passed unanimously in the House.