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Millionaire identity thief ringleader in ATM skim scam sentenced to up to 13 years in prison

He’s ready to do his time, a millionaire identity thief said today as he was sentenced in Manhattan for running a ring that skimmed customer AmEx cards at Smith & Wollenski, Capital Grille, Wolfgang’s Steakhouse and JoJo.

“I take full responsibility for my actions and I am ready to be sentenced,” Luis Damian Jacas told the judge before being led away in handcuffs.

Jacas will serve at least 4 1/2 years prison, and as much as 13 years if probation keeps him in. Under his direction, and between 2010 and 2011, some 265 diners had their cards’ information “skimmed” by waiters and waitresses using tiny, hand-held skimming devices.

Prosecutors with the Manhattan DA’s Cybercrime and Identity Theft Bureau said Jacas paid wait staff $500 per Black card, and $300 per Platinum card, running up tens of thousands of dollars in luxury goods purchases per card.

“There are people who feel damaged by this kind of conduct even if they didn’t lose any money,” Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Michael Obus told Jacas.