PANews, June 20 - According to Cointelegraph, the sheriff of Jasper County, Texas, used cutting tools to forcibly dismantle a Bitcoin ATM, attempting to recover $25,000 that local residents were scammed out of. The victim's family fell for a scam involving impersonation of government officials and transferred money to the scammers through the machine. Sheriff Chuck Havard seized approximately $32,000 in cash from within the machine based on a search warrant, but admitted that the location of the scammers has not yet been identified. The ATM operator is Bitcoin Depot, and the incident has sparked controversy in the community, with some questioning the legitimacy of the law enforcement actions. The sheriff emphasized that all resources will be used to combat scams targeting residents in the jurisdiction.
