Acting United States Attorney Kevin Davidson said today that a man from Miami, Florida, has been sentenced to federal prison for his involvement in a plot to install card skimming devices on grocery store terminals in Alabama’s River Region.
On February 25, 2026, a federal judge sentenced Yosniel Sotomayor Rodriguez, 40, to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to unlawfully use a counterfeit access device. Rodriguez will serve three years of supervised release after completing his prison sentence. There is no parole in the federal system.
According to Rodriguez’s guilty bargain and other court documents, in May 2024, a regional grocery shop chain detected four counterfeit access devices, also known as card skimming devices, installed on point-of-sale terminals in Montgomery, Prattville, and Millbrook. Approximately 221 different card numbers were taken.
The investigation found that Rodriguez entered the establishments and exploited distractions to avoid notice while installing the devices over the payment terminals. The devices were detected and removed before any stolen account information could be accessed. On October 20, 2025, Rodriguez pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges.
The United States Secret Service investigated the matter, with assistance from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. Megan A. Kirkpatrick, an assistant United States Attorney, prosecuted this case.
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