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U NITED STA TES DISTR ICT C O UR T

SO UTH ERN D ISTRIC T O F FLO R ID A

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C RIM IN AL CO M PLA IN T C O AJER SH EET

D id thk matter origiaate from a m atterpendùlg klthe N orthenz R egion ofthe Unèed States
Attonzey's Offkepriorto August9,2013 (M ag.Judge Alkia 0.Valle)? Yes X No
2. D id this m atter originate from a m atler pendilg in the Central Region of the Uléted States
Atlorney'sOfficepriortoAugust8,2014(Mag.JudgeShaniek M.Maynard)? Yes Z No
Did thiq m atter originate from a m atter pending itlthe Central Regbn of the Unèed States
Atlorfley'sOfrkepriortoAugllst8,2019 (Mag.Judge JaredM.Strauss)? Yes X N0

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1,thecomplainantinthiscase,statethatthefollowingistl'ueto thebestofmy knowledgeandbdief
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A FFIDA W T IN SU PPO RT O F
CR IM INA L CO M PLAINT

1,DanielJaredNobles,Jr.(thetKAffianf'l,being fksttiuly sworl: hereby depose andshte

asfollow s:

IN TR O DU CTIO N AN D A G EN T BA C K GR O UN D

1am aSpecialAgentwèh theFederalBtlreau ofInvestigation (1TB1'')cul-

rently
assigned to the Violent Crimes and Fughive Task Force ofthe FBI'skliamiDivisioh, and have
selwed i'
lthe FBI asa SpecialA gentsiw e Janm ry,2020. M y duties involve investigating bal'
lk

robberies,H obbs Actrobberies,extortion, kidnappings, and otherviolations offederallaw . Prior

to becoming a SpecialA gent,Iworked as a civl

'l Etigation attom ey foroverthree years.

l m ake this Afridavit based on my personalknowledge, as w e2 as infolqnation

provided to m e by other ildividuals, other Special Agents of the FBI, Task Force Officers

(:TFOs'')assigned to the Violent Crimes and Fugàive Task Force,and other Law Enforcement
Officers of other ilw estigative agencies, and m y review ofrecords and other evidence obtained

durilg the cotu'

se of thk itw estigation, This A ffidavit is subluitled for the lànited pul
-pose of

establkhing probable calzse hlsuppol't of the crinùzal complaàzt charging Aaron Patrick Honaker

(GtHONAKER'')whh four (4)counts ofattempted bank robbely itzviolation of Title 18,U nited
StatesCode,Section 2113(a),andtwo(2)cotlnts ofbank robbery,irlviolation ofTitle 18,Ul'
tited
StatesCode,Section 2113(a).Ihavenotincluded in this Affidavh each andeveryfactknown to
m e. Rather,Ihave included onl
y the factsthat are suffkient to estabish probable cause forthe

ksue
tnce ofa crizlizal complaint against HON A KER forthe above-descrèed criminal violations.
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PR O BAB LE CA USE

1. Attem pted B anltRobben':Citibmzk,396 Allzmnbm Ch'cle,CozulG ables,Flolîda

(Septem ber3o,2020)
On W ednesday,Septelnber 3O,2020,atapproxiuately 3:
30 PM ,an unknow n male

subject- since identified asHoNytKER- enteredtheCitibank located at396 Ahambra Ckcle,

CoralGables,Florida (herein refen-edtoasthetiseptember30th Attempted Robbe1'
y''l.Themale
subjectsatilthelobby andwaitedapproximately 15minutesbeforehithlly approaching afemale
tellerCtvictim 1'').Themale subjecthandedVicthn 1ahandwritten notethatreadççldlon'ttouch
the alan'
n or callpolke.'' The note also asked for money,and Victhn l recalled either readiAg or

being toldthatthemalesubjectdemanded 1$10,000.00.'' Victim 1respondedthatthey ttdid not

have the m oney, it is in the machine.'' Victim 1 moved aw ay from her cotlnter, and the m ale

subjecttumedandleRthe balx taldng 11 notewith lûm.

Victim 1andotherwknessesdescribedthemalesubjectasawlûe male,whowas
tal,approximately 67izhel
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gl&t. Witnesses also described themale subjectasbeing in 1+ 30s,
having a fullbeard,and w asw earhg a black shktwith black and red shorts.A review ofthe ballk

surveitknce footage and ànages obtaized followàlg the Septelnber 301 Atlempted Robbery

revealedthatthemalesubjectmatchedthedescrètionsgiven bythewànesses,andalsoevidenced
thatthe m ale suspectw asw earhg bhck telm k shoesw ith w hite soles atthetine ofthe atlem pted

robbely

C itibalzk's deposits are àzsured by the Federal Deposit Inqurance Conm lission

(t:FDIC'')
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II. Bnnk Robbery:ChaseBank.20880BiscayneBlv(I.,Aventua Floxida (Octoa r

3,2020)
O n Saturday,October3,2020,atapproxim ately 1:55 PM ,an utlknown whhe m ale

subject- sàAceidentified asHoNAKER- elAteredtheChaseBanklocatedat20880BkcayneBlvd.,

Aventura,Florida (hereinrefen'edtoasthe''October3rdRobbery'').Themalesubjectapproached
a femaletellerCtvictim 2'1)and sttedhewantedtomake awkhdrawalbutthathedid nothavehis
debitcardwith him. '
I'
he malesubjecthanded Victim 2 ahandwrken note statingthatitwould
provide itzstnTctiol'
s on how to w ithdraw them oney.V ictin 2 readtlze note andim m edàtely realked

thatthemalesubjecthtendedtorobthebank.Thenotesaid,it
'
tparqIlemptya2ofyour$50sand
$100s and putitin an envelope.''Victin 2 complied with the commands and provided the male

subjectapproximately $1,050.00.Afterreceivingthemoney,themalesubjecttookbackthenoteand
lefttheChase Bank on foot.

Victim 2andotherwhnessespresentattheChaseBalzkdescribedthemalesubjectas
awhkemale,whowastalt orapproximately 67in height.Victà'
n 2 alsodesclibedthemalesubject
ashaving lightcoloredeyesandt'brownkh blonde hak.''Theunknownmalesubjectworeamask
aroundhis face.l A review ofsulweillance footage and iuagesobtained followàlg theChaseBalzk

robbel'
yrevealedthatthemale subjectmatchedthe descriptiolzs ofthewitnessesandthathewore
black telm k shoesw ith w llite soles.

ChaseBank's deposits are à'

lstlred by the FDIC.

1TheseriesofrobberiesandattemptclrobberiesdocumentedinthisAffida' vitoccun' edduringtheimplementatbnof

COVID-19 restrictions.A pplicable localordiaancœ required citizzns to w ear face coveringswhile patronA v
businessesand theappearanceofHONAKER wearing afacemask in and ofitselfdid notalarm thevictims and
witnessœ .
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111. Attempted Bnnk Robbery:W ells Faq o Bank,2555 Ponce De Leon Boulevans
ComlGables,Florida(Octobers,2020)
On M onday Od ober 5,2020, atarotmd approximately 3:
53 PM ,the CoralCxables

PolkeDepartment(tCGPD'')receiveda911dkpatch forabank robbel'y inprogressattheW ells

Fargo Bank located at2555 PonceDeLeon Bokllevard,CoralGables,Florida (hereinreferredt
f
oas
thelg ctober5thAtlemptedRobberf').TFOsandFBIAgentsfrom theViolentCrimesandFug'
ltive
Task Force responded whh CGPD officers.Upon an'ivat Law Enforcelnent lealnzed that, at
approximately 3:43 PM ,a1a1$ wllitemale- sùnceidentified asI-loNAKER- ellteleedlheW ellsFargo
Bankw earing afloppy hat,blue shol-t-sleeve slzi14,andbandana arotlnd hk face and neck.

l0. The mak subject stood in the ctkstomer line waiting for assistance,and then
approachedafemaletellerCtvictàn 3''). Hethenstatedthathewantedtowithdraw somemoney
from hisaccountbufforgotlltsdebitcardandwould needassktance.Themalesubjectthen told
V ictim 3 thathew ould provide hera note showing Glzow he w anted''his cash to be w ithdrawn. 'Ihe

malesubjectthenhandedVictim 3ahandwrhtennotethatsai; inpal't,t:gkleepcalmmandgivemea2

themoney in the draw er,Ihave a g1m.''

Afterreaizingthatthemalesubjectintendedtorobthebalzk Victim 3toldthemale

subjectthatshecouldnotreadEnglish andwouldneedassktancefrom hermanager.W llileVictim
3 alerted hermanagerto theeventsthatweretranspiring,themale subjectsteppedback tothe
customerline.Atsomepoklt,themalesubjectbegantyping onacellphoneandholdizg ituptoh.
k
ear.Themalesubjectthenbeganslowly backing outofthecustomerline andlefttheballkonfoot
from thebank'seastentrance.Victin3descrbedthemalesubjectasbeingçlall.''
Law ellforcem ent conducted a search of the stuvoundàzg area for any potential

surveillancevideofootageand/oriuagesofthemalesubject,ilcluding anypossiblevellicleshewas
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traveling it
aand/ordkections oftravel.Tlzrough theseeffol-ts,the Aft-lant located video sulweillance

footage from a thkd-party property management company ('GManagement Company''), The

M anagem entCompany m ain&ained close-ckcuitsurveillance cam erasaround the areaofthe W ells

FargoBalzk and capttredstllweillance footage ofthe eventsoccun-ilg before,dtu-izg,andafterthe

O ctober5th AttemptedRobbery.

A review of the footage from the M anagem ent Company revealed that the m ale

subjectanivedtotheareaotltsideoftheW ellsFargoBankatleastflfteenminutesbeforeenterhg.
Themalestlbjectwalkedvariousroutesoftravelarotmdthebankandeventm llysatdownirlapublk
square outside ofthe bank forseveralm iultes priorto enterhg. Atthi
s tkne before he enteredthe

ballk themalesubject'sbandanawasdownarolmdl1kneck leavizglaisfaceftlllyexposed.Tlu-ough

thestuweillancefodage,theAfrlantobtailzedastillimageofthemalesubject'sface,whkh identified
hhq asaw lû em ale w ith fu2 facialhair,ùlcluding abeard andm tlstache,w hich w asbrow n h&color.

In addition,the surveillance footageand ànagesconf-

nnued thedescriptions ofthe w itnesses,and also

againevidencedthemalesubjectwearingthesameblacktelmisshoeswithwhkesolesthathewol'e
onthedaysoftheSeptember30 AttemptedRobbel'y andtheOctober3rdRobbely

14. W ells Fargo Bank's deposits are itksured by the FD IC.

Following theOctober5thAtlemptedRobbery,theAffzntcomparedthemethodand

mears tlsedbythethen-unknown malesubjeetitltheSeptember30th AttemptedRobbery,October

3rdRobbely andOctober5thAttemptedRobbery,in addition tothedescription ofthemalesubject
durilg each event. Thiscomparkon revealed strong sim ilarities in how each ofthese robberiesw ere

can-iedotztandinthedescriptiolzsofthemalesubject.Thesestrongsinilarities1ed 1aw enfbrcement

toconcludethattherewasafakprobability thatthesamesubject- siweidentTied asHONAKFX-
conmlitted allthree robberies.
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16. A fter connecting tlw sim ilarities between the three robberies, law enfbrcem elt

concluded thatthesamemalesubjectwould ikely makeftlttlreattemptstorob otherbanksinthe

com izg days.Asa result,theFB1began w idely dktrèuting bulletins/lookotlt noticesto localpolk e

departments,includàlg, the CGPD,thatdescribedthethen unknown male subject and provided

surveillance footage ofhim ,andw anzed ofhk likely colm ection to multi
ple bank robberies.

Bnnk R obbery: Chase Bnnk, 355 A lhnm bm C ircle, C om l G ables, Flol4da

(October10,2020)
On Saturday,O ctober 10, 2020, at arotm d approxim ately 1:54 PM ,a white m ale

subject- sinceidentified asHoNAKER- appl'oachedatezert&Yictàn4'')attheChaseBanklocated

at355AlhambraCkcle,CoralGables,Florida andpresentedtoherademandnote(hereinrefel-redto

astheKûoctoberl0thBalzkRobber/').Afterreadhgthenote,Victim 4realkedthatthemalesubject
intended to rob the bank and requested assktancefrom a co-w orker.Victim 4 recalledthatthe note

providedbythemalesubjectwashandwritteninEnglish andusedblock-styleprint.Themalesubject
verbally told Victin 4toprovide him only ç%50satzd $10Os.''Victim 4 assembledthemoneyinto an

envelopeandslid itthemalesubject.'
I'hemalesubjecttookthemoney,approximately $800.00,and
hk handw ritten note and fledthebank on foot.

18. TheAffiantobtainedfootage and im agesfrom surveillance cam erasirland aroundthe

Chase Bank that captured the O ctober l0th Bank Robbery. A review ofthe footage and images

revealedthatthemalesubj4ctthatrobbedtheChaseBankappearedtomatclzthelikenessofthesalzv
malesubjeetfrom photograpitsobtakled inotherballkrobberies,including thathewasawhitemale,
appearing 111in heightandhad brown h:irasslzown by llissidebtm u. ln addition,during theO ctober

10th BalakRobbery,themalesubjectworeablackhat,bkckpants,whèelong-sleeved shit ablack

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facemask andthesameblacktermkshoeswàh whitesoleswol-nonthedaysoftheSeptember30tl

1
Atlempted Robbely October3rdRobbery,and October5th Atlem pted Robbery.

ChaseBnnk'sdeposàsare ùzstu'ed by the FDIC.

A ttem pted R obbery:H SBC B ank at 2222 Ponce De Leon Blvd.,C om l Gables,
Florida (October15,2020)
20. O n M onday,October15,2020,ataround 4:49 PM a wlûte m ale- siAce identified as

H ON AKER enteredthe HSBC B allk located at2222 Ponce De Leon Blvd.,CoralGables,Florida

(hereinreferredtoastheEr ctober15thAtlemptedRobbely').R7zemalesubjectapproachedtheonly
femaletelleratthecustomercotmter(Ttvictin 57')andaskedtomakeacashwithdrawal Themale
subjectopenedacomposkion-styl
e notebook pulled otztapapernote,andthen handedkto Victiu
5.'
Ihemalesubjectthenstatedthatthenotedescribedhow tomakethewithdrawal.Victim 5glanced
atthenoteand,withoutrealking itstruemeaniAg,askedthemalesubjecttoftlloutawhhdrawalslip
fkstbecatksesheneededanaccountnumber.Themalesubjectwakedovertoaservicecotlnterand
w rote on a w ithdraw alslip as requested. H e then agail approached V ictim 5 and handed herthe

whhdrawalsl#,wllkh statedçtreadthenote.''Victim 5thenreadtheoriginalnote,which statedin

pertinentpart:Gtcrl
've m e all 100s,50s,and 20s...don't hitthe alanzl.'' Victim responded thatthe

barlkkeptkscashincountingmachinesandthatshecouldnotprovidethemoneytothemalesubject.
Themalesubjectthenleft,walking outtheHSBC Balzk'swestfacingdoor.
Victim 5andotherwitnessesdescribedthemalesubjectasawhitemale,ta1 slim kl
builts andhadblueeyes.Themalesubjectworeablackandwhhebaseballhat,bluejeans,awhàe,
long sleeveshktwith a large fish on the back and a black neck gaher around 1+ face. Victim 5
describedthemalesubjectashavingredskinarotmdllisearsandneckoasThehadasunburn.
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A revieW of sulweillance fooh ge and ùnages obtained follow ing the O ctober 15th

AttemptedRobbel'
yrevealedthatthemalestlbjectluatchedthedescrètionsofthewitnessesandagaiz
showedthemalesubjectwearàzgthesameblacktenniqslzoeswithwhitesoles,ashedid dtu'ingthe
pastfourrobberies.-11lis stuweillance footage furtheredlaw elzforcem ent'sbeliefthatthe salnem ale

subjectwlzorobbedorattemptedtorobthevariousbal'
lltsonSeptember301 October31.
d,October
5th,and Octoberl0th,wasthe samemale subjectresponsible forthe October15th Atlempted
Robbely Smn
' ilarkies itz the m ethod and m eans for these t-147e robberies further suppol-ted this

conclusion.Forinstance,hketlzeotherrobberies,thesubjectintheOctober15thAttemptedRobbery
approaciledasklgk tellerandaskedforheè makitlg acashwithdrawalbeforepresenti'
lgademand
notetlmtaskedonlyforLqrgedenomination bilk $20s,$50s,or$100s.Notably,thesubjectdllrilg
theOdober15thAtlemptedRobbel'
y alsoworeblack telmis shoeswith whàe soles,

H SBC Bank's deposits are insured by the FD IC.

VI. TheAnvstofHolzaker(Octoberzo,2020)
24. On October20,2020,two detectives ofthe CGPD began a late-aftelmoon,targeted

surveillance ofvarious banking izstitutions iz theCoralGables area, Thespecitic ptuyose ofthis

stuweillance wasto attemptto identify and perhaps capture the then-unknown male subject
responsible forthe September30th,October3r4 October5th,October101 and October15th
robberies/attem pted robberies. In preparation for this stlrveillance operatioq these detectkes laad

studiedFBIbulleths showizgsulweillanceknagesoftheulzknownmalesubject,whichdescribedhis
physicalcharacterkticsand the clothing wonaduràzg eachrobbery.7Ye FBI bulletizs also included

stillshotfootageofthemalesubject's- l
ateridentifkd asHONAKER--TUIIexposedface,andboth
detecthzesstudied the footageprior tobegilm ing their sunzeillance ofthe area.
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25. Around3:46 PM,onedetective(tr étective11')spottedHONAKER attheconzerof

Sakedo Streetand Ahambra Ckcle irlCoralGables,Florida, D etective 1fkstnoticed HO NA KER

becausehematchedthephysicaldescrètionofthetmknownmalesubjectinthepreviouslydescribed
robberies. ln additiol Detective ltloticed tlzatH ON A KER w oreclothingsim ilar tothatw onlby the

then-unlmown subjectirlthepreviotksly describedrobberies,includhg dark-colored clothhg and

black tennk shoesw ith white soles. Detective 1concludedthatHON AK ER m atchedthedescription

oftheullknownmalesubjectwantedbytheFB1forthepreviotlsly descrbedbankrobberies.
26. D etective 1 w as also concenled by HON A K ER 'S actions duri'
lg his stlrveillance of

him.Specifkally,Ddective 1whnessedHONAKER walking up and down the streetseveraltimes

and looking itz various directions. Baged on Detective l'g training and experience, k appearedto

Detective 1thatHON A KER w ascasing the areaforpotentialbanktargetsand/orthe presence ofkw

enforcementorotherdeterrents.AnearbychaseBank locatedat355AlhambraCircle,CoralGables,
Florida- tlle exactlocation oftheOctober l0th Bank Robbery- stood lessthan haT a biock ffom
w hereD etective 1spotted H ONA KER .

Shortly afttrspottklgHONAKER,Ddedivtlradioedanothurdettctivt('Ddectivt
2'')toreporthisfmdklgsandtoadvkeDetective2ofHONAKER'Slocationanddkection oftravel.
Guided by this izfolnuation, Ddective 2 then spotted HO NA KER w alking 1zol4h on A hambra ckcle

towards a Chase Bank. Ahnost imm ediately upon seeing HON A KER,D etective 2 recognized his

facial features and clothing from the FBI bulktins, Specifkally, Detective 2 noticed that

HONAKER- VethesutjectdescribedintheFBIbulletizs= wastallrapproxinately 5'11''or6',

had brown coloredhak,and blue eyes.
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Atthat poàlt, based on both detectives trainizg and experience,the tw o officem

believed that HONAKER was the tmknown male subject wanted by the FBI for the bank
robberies/atlem ptedrobberiesthatoccun'ed on Septem ber31 1),andO ctober 3rd>5th,l0tll,and 15th.

D etective 2exitedhk tmmarked police vehicle,took olztandputon atacticalvestthat

had identifkation panels clearly displaying the designation of tTO LICE.'' HO N AKER and

D etective 2 tt
locked eyesr''andH ON AK ER tulmed around and began walking ilanotherdkection,in

whatappearedtobean attemptto evade law elzforcem ent.

30. In tleeing the officers,HON AK ER turned down an azeyw ay and both detectiveslost

sightofhiu.Detective2 eventually spotted HONAKER oncemore andfollowed alterhim on foot

into anearby parking garage. HONAKER descendeda stai'welt wllile Detective 2 obselwed lzin
from above. H ON AK ER then opened a dooratthebottom oftheparkilg deck'sstaàavellandbegan

to look rl
'ght and left, as T contkming hk previous scanni
ng for law enfbrcem ent. Detective2

alm ounced himself as polke, and ordered HON AK ER to ptlt hts hands up. W hen H ONA KER

complied wkh thk order, Detective 2 could see a bulge protnlding otlt from tmder 11: shkt.

D etective 2approachedHoN A llEltandplaced hin izto ctkstody, HoN AK ER spontaneotksl

y utlered

thatheI'
w ould dowhatever(Detective21said''andthathehadlzid abackpackundelmeathanother
stakwellitzthe parking garage.

31. A searchofHONAKER'Sperson revealed:(1)a ballpointhammertueked intohk

waktband;(2)agreenpocketnotebook (3)àzstnzctionsonhow tocommitbankrobberies(contained
wàhizthepocketnotebookl;and (4)folded up dem and notessitnilar in descri
ption to the demand
notesused izthe previously m entioned robberies.
32. Follow itv his arrest,FBIA gents and TFO sobtahzed a posthéiranda statementfrœn

HON AKER,durilg which he confbssedto robbing orattem pting to rob the previously m entioned
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bankqon September30% andOctober31.d,5th,10th,and 15th.2 HONAKER also adne ed and

identified him selfastheperson depicted in surveillance knagesfrom therobberies.H e explailed that

he canied the ballpoint hamm er w kh him during the robberies to escape any glass çtmantraps''

triggered by bank securky.

33. HONAKERthencorlsentedtoasearchofthebackpack which hehid underone of

thestakwaysintheparkinggarage,whichCGPDofficershterl'
ecoveredsubsequenttoHOMAKER'S
anvst. A search ofthe backpackrevealed severalhandwritten dem and notesthatappearedpurposed

forbank robbelies. These notes included a tçdraft''note and fmalversions of tw o diftkrentnotes,

labeled t'
N o'
te 1''and S'
N pte 2.'' H ON AK ER admitled thathe used ç'
N ote 1''i&hb robberies on

Octotner31-d,and 5t11aandused dN ote 2''in lais robberieson O etober l0th a>d 15th.

34, Finally, duringtheiltelwiew,HONAKER confessedthathew asin theCoralCrables

areato attemptto rob the TD Bank,located at 255 Alham bra Ckcle,CoralGables,Florida,and he

would havedoneso hadhenotbeendiscoveredby Detecth'e 1andDetective2.

I'lT1IS SECTION LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANKJ

2Honaker'spostM fm nllstatementwasauclioandvidœ recordi .

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CO NCLUSION

Bastd on m y trakling and exm rknce,and asfurthcrsupm ned by the facl k tlzb

Xm daxit,lrespectfully sllbm k tlmtprobable cam eexl

ststhatA aronPatrkk HONAKER commkted

fourcountsûfatttmptedbankreb/ry,in vkhtbn cfTitle 18,UnitcdStatesCode,Secdon2113(a),

andtwocovntsofbankrobbtry,invbktion ofTile 18,UniedstatcsCode,Sectbn2113(a),
FUKTRER YOUR AFFIANT SAY ETH NAUGHT.

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anklJared bs, r.,Sw cklAgent
FederalBurea fInvestigatbn

Attestedto bytheapplicantin accordancesviththereqtlirem ents

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)fFed.R.Crim .P-4.1LyMFhatsApp this 21stday ofOctober2020.

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! U M TED STA TE S D ISTR IC T C O UR T

SO UTH ERN DISTRICT O F FLOR ID A

CASE NUM BER: 1:20-mj-03861-AOR

BO ND RECO M G NDA TIO N

DEFENDANT:AARO N PATRICK HONAKER

Pre-TrialDetention
(Pel-
sonalSurety)(Corporate Surety)(Cmsh)(Pre--rrialDetention)

By:
A A: La ren A.Astigarraga

LastKnow n Address:

qrhatFacility'
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Agenttsl: SA DanielJared Nobles,Jr.

(FBI) (SECRET SERVICE) (DEA) (1RS) (1CE) (OTHERI
FB I