Posted on 10/23/2020 7:35:09 PM PDT by ransomnote
Miami, Florida – Federal prosecutors have charged 41-year-old Miami lawyer Aaron Patrick Honaker with committing a series of bank robberies and attempted bank robberies in South Florida over the past three weeks.
U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan of the Southern District of Florida and FBI Miami Special Agent in Charge George L. Piro made the announcement.
The criminal complaint charges Honaker with robbing $1050 from an Aventura bank on October 3, and robbing $800 from a Coral Gables bank on October 10. It also charges him with attempting to rob four banks in Coral Gables around that same time.
According to allegations in the complaint affidavit, Honaker followed a consistent approach during the six robbery attempts, two of which were successful: Honaker would enter each bank alone, walk up to a teller window, and ask the teller for assistance in making a withdrawal. Honaker would pass a note to the bank teller that contained hand-written instructions and warnings, such as “[d]on’t touch the alarm or call the police,” “empty all of your $50s and $100s and put it in an envelope,” and “[k]eep calm, and give me all the money in the drawer, I have a gun.” Honaker would take his note with him on the way out of the bank, says the affidavit.
FBI Miami issued law enforcement bulletins containing descriptions and bank surveillance images of the robber. According to the complaint, on October 20, officers spotted a man matching the FBI bulletin descriptions who appeared to be casing the area around a Coral Gables bank. Officers approached the man and identified him as Honaker.
At the time of his arrest, Honaker had a ball-point hammer tucked in his waistband and carried what appeared to be bank robbery demand notes and instructions on “how-to” commit bank robberies, says the affidavit. The affidavit also describes items that officers found inside Honaker’s backpack, including draft and final versions of two bank robbery notes.
Honaker had his initial appearance today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Alicia M. Otazo-Reyes. His pretrial detention hearing is set for Friday, October 23, at 11:00 a.m., in federal magistrate court in Miami.
FBI Miami investigated this case, with cooperation and assistance from Coral Gables Police Department and Aventura Police Department. Assistant United States Attorneys Michael Gilfarb, Lauren Astigarraga, and Christopher Hudock of the Southern District of Florida are prosecuting this case.
A criminal complaint is merely an accusation containing allegations. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until found guilty in a court of law.
You may find a copy of this press release on the website of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida at www.usdoj.gov/usao/fls.
You may find related court documents and information on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at www.flsd.uscourts.gov or on http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov, under case number 20-mj-03861.
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So, average day for an attorney, then?
That sounds dangerous!
Trying to pay back his student loans ?
I think he represented my ex wife.
Practice makes perfect.
Lol !! !
A ball point hammer might improve my atrocious handwriting.
Spell checker?
Why didn’t he do it the normal way and take them on as a client?
Was he wearing a mask?
Duke law degree, corporate lawyer. Sadly, I suspect drugs are involved here.
At least he decided to work for his ill gotten gains, and in that sense, he was a self-starter and more honest than most attorneys. A hard-working thief aka, attorney.
Whats the bad part about a cadillac going off a cliff with 5 lawyers in it?
It seats six.
If I knew how to post photos I'd show you one.
A two at one time criminal. His fees and robbing banks.
He destroyed his life for $1850. Like another poster said, drugs must be involved.
HA!
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