CHARLOTTE — “People work hard for their income that they receive to be able to take care of their self. It’s such a hassle trying to get those funds back, like, it’s not simple,” she told Action 9′s Jason Stoogenke.
Stoogenke helped her recover her $683, but the crime still stings.
“Just the fact that somebody’s able to get to your account and get inside your personal finances, that’s the thing that bothers me,” she said.
North Carolina Rep. John Torbett, R-Gaston County, is sponsoring House bill 238: “To prohibit the possession of credit card skimming devices.”
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The bill would make it a felony, and the penalty would be up to 24 months behind bars.
“There’s really no good that could come from someone having one of these machines. Chances are, if you have one of these machines, you’re in the bad guy category,” he told Stoogenke. “It’s a commonsense piece of legislation. Actually, it’s late coming. I wish we would’ve put it out there back when they first started hitting the scene some years ago. We would’ve saved a whole lot of people whole lot of heartache.”
“It gives me a lot of peace of mind, like a lot more people will be protected because it’s constantly still going on,” Glenn said about the bill.
The bill passed the House Judiciary Committee. It is currently on to the Rules Committee and then possibly the full House.
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