UNITED STATESDISTRICT CO URT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

CaseNo. 1:20-mj-03081-.AOR

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CM M N ANTONIA ROBERSON,JR.

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COVER SHEET

1.Didthismatteroriginatefrom amatterpendingintheCentralRegionoftheUnitedStates

Attorney'sOfficepriortoAugust9,2013(Mag.JudgeAliciaValle)?--Yes X No

2.Didthismatteroriginatefrom amatterpendingintheNorthernRegionoftheUnitedStates

Atorney'sOfficepriortoAugust8,2014(Mag.JudgeShaniekMaynard)? - Yes X No

3.Didthismatteroriginatefrom amatterpendingintheCentralRegion oftheUnitedStates

Atorney'sOfflceptiortoOctober3,2019(Mag.JudgeJaredStrauss)? --xes X No

Respectfullysubmitted,

ARIANA M JARDO ORSHAN

U NITED STATESAU ORN EY

By: h/M ariaL.Catala

M ariaL.Catala

AssistantUnitedStatesAttorney

FloridaBarN o.1000435

UnitedStatesAttorney'sOffice

99Northeast4thStreet

M iam i,FL.33132-2111

Tel;(305)961-9180

Maria.catala@usdoj,com

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1,thecomplainantinthiscase,statcthatlhcfollowingistructothebcstofmyknowledgcandbclicf

Onoraboultlledatets)of July1,2020 inthecountyof........M.#II.I-P.!.d.:.-.....intlw

Southern Distriotof Florlda ,thcdofcndantts)Zolatcd:

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Title18,UnltedStatesCode, BankRobbery

Section2113(a)

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AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF CRIMINAI,COM PLM NT

YourAfflant,ElioGatcla,beltlgdulysworn,deposesandstatesasfollows:

INTRODUCTION AND AGENT BACKGROUND

1?m aTaskForceOficer(;'TFO'')fortheFederalBureauofllwestigation

(TB1'')cun'entlyassignedtotheViclentCrimesgugitlveTaskForceintheMiamiDivision.I

havebeenan FBITFO sinceM ay2019. 1am also aRobberyDetectivefortheM iami-Dade

PoliceD epartm entandhavebeenassignedtotheRobbery BureausinceM archof2003.1have

receivedtrainingintheinvestigationsofrobheryrelatedcrimesandtheidentlficationofsubjects.

As:TaskForceOfficerfortheFBI,myourentdutiesinvolvetheinvestigationofavatistyof

violationsoffederaloffensçb,lncluding bank robberies,HobbsActrobberies,extortion,and

ctherviolationsoffederallaw.

Thisaffidavitissubmitledinsuppol'tofacriminalcomplalntchargingCALVJN

ANTONIAROBBRSON,JR..(ROBERSON wlthbankrobbery,inviolationofTitle18,United

StatesCode,Seotion2113(a).

Irespectfullysubmitthatther:isptobablecausetobèlievethatonJuly1,2020,

ROBERSON didlcnowinglyenterOneUnitedBahk,locatedat3275NW 79Street,inMiami,

Plorida,withtheintenttocommitafelonyaftkctingsuchbank,inviolationofanystatuteofthe

UnitedStates,orwiththeintenttooommitlarceny.

Thestatementscontained. inthisaffidavitarebasedonmypersonalknowledge,as

wellasinformationrelayedtomebyotherlaw enfomementoffioialsandbanksecuritypersonnel

involvedinthisinvcstigation.1havenotincludedinthisaffidaviteachandeveryfactknownto

m e.Rather,Jhaveincludedonly thefactsthataresufficientto establish probablecauseforthe

issuanceofaoriminalcomplaintagainstROBBRSON fortheabove-descrihedcrim inalviolation.

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PROBABLE CAUSE

5. On July 1,2020,atapproximately 12:50pm,amale.carvinga bluebag,later

identified asROBBRSON,entered the One United Bank,iocafed at3275 NW 79 Street, in

M iamijFlcrida.OneUnited Bank igingured by the FederalDepositlnsurance Cop oration

(ltl?l!l1(2'')

6. ROBERSON approaohed thevictim tellerand handedheranote thatread,t<I

don'thaveagun.Putthe$400inbag.Iam notthreateningyou,orcausinggreatbodilyharm.''

Thevictim tellerengagedROBBRSON inconversationbyaskinghim whereshe

wasgoingtogetabagfrom and. ROBERSON repliedbyaayingthatifshewantedto call'the

police,shecouldcalthepolice.ROBERSON statedthathewastiredofbeinghomeless.

Thqvictim tellerpressedthepaniobuqonandbegantolookaroundforassistance.

A branchmanagerwaswalkingbehindtbetellerline;thevictim tellerhandedhim thenoteand

requestedthatheread it. Theviotim tellerthenpressedthepanicbuttonasccondtime,The

bankmanagerapproachedthecustomercounterand,aûerreadingthedemandnote,prcssedthe

panicbutton,

Ttlebank managerengagedROBERSON in conversatlonAnd invhed him to

movedownthetellerline,closertotheon-dutysecurityguard.Asthebankmanagercontinued

talkingtoROBERSON,the security guardwasalel-tedto theconversatlon and stood behind

ROBERSON.

W hileROBBRSON wastalkingwiththebankmanagerandsecurityguardjthe

victim telerpressedthepanicbuttonagain andwenttothçbackroom tccal911. Whenthe

victim returnedfrom theback,1aw enforcementwasatthebank,handcuffingROBERSON.The

branchmanagerandsecurityguardwerealsopresent,

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11, Thc imagesfrom the OneUnited Bank surveillance system wereprinted and

piesentedtothôvictlm teller,thebranchmanager,andthesecurityguard,andal1threeverifitd

thatthepersonpicturedintheimages(ROBERSON)wasthepersonwhoatemptedtorobthe

bankandthepersonjustarested'

ROBERSON wastranspoded to theM iami-Dade PoliceDepartmentRobbery

Ofiicewherehewasadvisedcfhisà4û'ahdafights.ROBERSON agreedtowalvehisrlghtto

counseland speak to 1aw enforcement. ROBERSON advised thatheknew why he wasin

custody. ROBERSON advised thathehadpreviously doneCtsomething likethis''in Atlantg,

Georgia.ROBERSON statedthatl1bwrotethedemandnote'outsideoftheOneUnitedBankand

entered the bank. He then handed the teler the note and began talldng to the mauager,

ROBERSON admittedthatheknew thattobblngabankwasafedefaloffensebutstatedthathe

wasworthmoreinafederalpenitentiarythanoutontheatreet.

Theentireinterview between ROBERSON and law enforcementwasaudlo and

video recorded.

ROBERSON waspreviously arestedlnAtlanta,Georgia,forBalltrobbery and

WaSSfntellcedtoagrO11P hom f.

CONCLUSION

15. Basedonmytrainingandexperience,andasfurthersupportedby1hefactsinthls

affidavit,1respectfulysubmitthatprobablecauseexiststochargeROBERSON withknowlngly

enteringOneUnitedBank,iocatedat3275NW 79Street,inM iami,Florlda,witbtheintentto

commitafelonyaffbctingsuchbank,inviolationofanystatuteoftheUnltedStatcs,orwiththe

intenttocommitlarcenyinviolationpfTitle18,UnitcdStatesCode,Section2113(a).

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U N ITED STA TE S D ISTR ICT C OU R T

SOUTH ERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

CASENUM BER 1:20-mj-0308l-AOR

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BOND RECOM M ENDA TION

opiyExoAx'l':CALVIN ANTONIA ROBERSON,JR,

PTD

(PersonalSurety)(CorporateSuretyl(Cash)tpre-Tl'ialDetention)

By:

AUSA: MARIA L.CATALA

LastKnownAddress:HOMELESS

W hatFacility:

Agentts): FBITFO ELIO GARCIA

(FBI) (SECRET SERVICE) (DEA) (IRS) (1CE)(OTHER)

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