Group of illegals used blowtorches, cellphone jammers and disguises to rob banks across multiple states: feds

A group of forbidden immigrants from South America was indicted by a national expansive assemblage for allegedly utilizing building unit disguises, blowtorches and cellphone jammers, among different "sophisticated tactics," to rob banks crossed aggregate states of much than $4 cardinal successful cash, according to national prosecutors. 

The crew, made up mostly of Chilean nationals, targeted much than 29 banks and in installments unions passim California, Oregon and Washington betwixt May and October, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. 

According to tribunal documents, nan group mapped retired ATMs successful "vulnerable locations," past rented short-term picnic properties adjacent and utilized cars they rented connected nan "black market."

Officials said 9 of nan 11 individuals charged were arrested past week, and 2 much were arrested successful Washington Oct. 30. 

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Federal prosecutors said nan group of forbidden immigrants posed arsenic a building unit to rob banks. (U.S. Department of Justice)

In 1 incident, prosecutors said nan alleged thieves scouted a business adjacent to a Wells Fargo successful Modesto, California, collapsed successful astatine nighttime and trim a spread successful nan wall to entree nan bank's ATMs.

Authorities released pictures of nan alleged slope robbery bandits dressed arsenic building unit workers sporting difficult hats, surgical masks and high-visibility information vests. 

In different incident, prosecutors allege, nan bandits deed a slope successful Fall River Mills, California. They allegedly utilized blowtorches, saws and different powerfulness devices to entree nan slope and its interior vaults. The alleged bandits were interrupted and took off, leaving immoderate of their devices behind.

Authorities said they recovered hundreds of pounds of robbery tools, disguises, clone recognition documents and more than $100,000 successful cash astatine respective short-term rental properties successful Oregon and Washington.

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The alleged bandits wrong a slope during a robbery. (U.S. Department of Justice)

Talbert named the forbidden immigrants as:

• Alex Moyano Morales, 24, of Chile
• Maite Celis Silva, 26, of Chile
• Erik Osorio Olivarez, 20, of Chile
• Pablo Valdez Rodriguez, 36, a Chilean national
• Rosa Bastias Serra, 42, of Chile
• Camilo Sepulveda Guzman, 31, of Peru
• Bassil Dacosta Frias, 34, of Venezuela
• Camilo Alarcon Alarcon, 23, of Chile
• Michelle Parada Munoz, 21, of Chile
• Alvaro Lagos Mieres, 44, of Chile
• Humberto Jimenez Moreno, 45, of Chile

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According to tribunal documents, investigators tracked nan unit to respective short-term rental properties successful Oregon and Washington state, wherever nan FBI executed hunt warrants and recovered hundreds of pounds of robbery tools, disguises, clone recognition documents and much than $100,000 successful cash. (U.S. Department of Justice)

Talbert added that each nan defendants are charged pinch conspiracy to perpetrate slope robbery, while Moyano, Celis, Osorio, Valdez, Bastias, Sepulveda, Lagos and Jimenez are additionally charged pinch slope robbery.

Court documents allege nan defendants targeted banks and ATMs passim nan Eastern District of California, which included Fresno, Auburn, Merced, Clovis, Modesto, Roseville, Rocklin, Yuba City and Fall River Mills. They besides targeted banks and ATMs successful Oregon, Washington and nan Los Angeles area.

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If convicted, Talbert said, nan defendants look a maximum statutory punishment of 20 years successful situation for slope robbery and 5 years successful situation for conspiracy to perpetrate slope robbery.