One of two people convicted in connection with a series of credit card fraud and skimming incidents in Fond du Lac is going to prison. At a hearing Friday afternoon in Fond du Lac County Circuit Court Fond du Lac judge Robert Wirtz sentenced 35 year old Catalin Capanu to six years in prison and six years extended supervision. Capanu was convicted of wire fraud and theft from a financial institution. A second person, Preda Mihai Alexandra has also been convicted in the case. Capanu and Alexandra were arrested a little more than a year ago after a Fond du Lac resident called police about suspicious behavior at a Marine Credit Union ATM. Investigators believe the men were part of a group of about 30 people involved in a Romanian crime ring traveling throughout the United States stealing credit and debit information by using skimming devices.
