ONE of four men extradited from the Northern Territory following investigations into a series of aggravated break and enters targeting automatic teller machines (ATMs), including one at Berry, has been committed to stand trial.
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Aniello Vinciguerra, 34, appeared in Sydney Central Court before Magistrate Megan Greenwood on Friday, facing more than 20 charges.
Vinciguerra is charged with nine counts of aggravated break and enter, two counts of enter house steal value more than $60,000, five counts of impairing electronic connection to and from computer, four counts of break and enter, participate in a criminal group contribute to criminal act, deliver document containing false statement under the migration act and make a false statement to officer for purpose of the migration act.
Vinciguerra was charged along with Simon Sheu (38), Marsel Boka (26) and George Nika (41) after Strike Force Chiver was formed by the Property Crime Squad in August last year to investigate a number of break and enters where tools were used in an attempt to access ATMs.
Police allege between July 7 and October 28, 10 properties were targeted across the east coast of NSW at Berry, Warrawong, Shellharbour, Jamisontown, Parklea, Oak Flats, St Andrews, Kotara, Bateau Bay and Thornton.
In Berry, police said the business was located on the Princes Highway.
Strike Force Chiver detectives conducted extensive inquiries both in NSW and with their counterparts in a number of other states and territories.
In the early hours of December 8 the four men were arrested by Northern Territory police near a shopping centre at Coolalinga, in Darwin.
Property Crime Squad detectives travelled to the Northern Territory where they applied for and were granted the men’s extraditions back to NSW.
Vinciguerra was again refused bail and will stand trial in the Central District Court on November 6.
Boka faces six charges relating to aggravated break, enter and steal, and break, enter and steal offences, Sheu nine charges and Nika 10 charges relating to aggravated break, enter and steal, and break, enter and steal offences.
They will reappear in Central Local Court on November 24.