Final Plymouth Gas Skimmer Defendant Gets Prison Time
The California man who was part of scheme that happened in Plymouth and New Hope last summer has pled guilty.
The last of the gas pump skimmer defendants pleaded guilty to identity theft involving more than eight people, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced Wednesday. Sarkis Mkhsyan, who turns 30 this week, pleaded guilty Friday and was immediately sentenced to 62 months in prison and full restitution. Mkhsyan, of Van Nuys, Calif., also pleaded guilty to five counts of unlawful possession or use of a scanning device. Mkhsyan was combative during his hearing, at times refusing to admit to the specifics of the crime, saying it didn’t matter because he was guilty. “This was a sophisticated operation and there is some evidence this is part of a gas pump skimming operation that stretches from California to at least Minnesota,” Freeman said…
