BETHLEHEM - Police arrested a Romanian man they said attached a skimming device to a bank ATM in Delmar in October.

Police said Ilie Sitariu, 36, attached a skimming device to the outside ATM at a Trustco Bank on Oct. 19. The device was able to capture credit card information from ATM customers, and police said multiple unauthorized withdrawals were made on multiple people's accounts.

Sitariu, a resident of Romania, was arrested in Columbia County for a similar incident in October, police said.

Police charged Sitariu with two felony counts of scheme to defraud and one misdemeanor count of unlawful possession of a skimming device. Skimmers place an ATM skimmer device over an existing card slot. When customers swipe their cards, their information is captured by the skimmer device.Bank managers are instructed to inspect their ATMs each day for skimmers, Kevin Timmons, vice president and treasurer at TrustCo Bank Corp., said.

Sitariu's visa status is under review of the Department of Homeland Security, police Commander Adam Hornick said.

While in America, Sitariu lived in New York City.

Sitariu was arraigned in the town court and sent to jail in lieu of $1,000 cash or bond.

He is scheduled to return to the town court on Nov. 24.

The case was investigated jointly by the Bethlehem Police Department, State Police, the FBI in Albany, and TrustCo Bank personnel.