Legal Opinion
United States v. Mojica Baez
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 30, 2000No. 98-2349, 98-2350, 98-2351, 98-2352, 98-2353PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
Three armed men dressed in security guard uniforms held up the Loomis, Fargo & Co. armored car depot in Ponce, Puerto Rico,' on May ' 13, 1997, while a fourth robber stood watch outside. The robbers took the Loomis Fargo guards captive as they returned to the company’s offices in armored vehicles from runs to area banks. All told, the robbers got away with an estimated $5.5 million. Only about half a million dollars was recovered; the weapons used were never recovered. Four of the five defendants involved in this appeal were convicted of the robbery and received sentences…
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