A Pembroke Pines tough guy is headed to the big house for 18 years after sticking up a bank and carjacking a civilian, authorities said. Edmanuel Victoria, 29, was smacked with a 216-month sentence in federal slammer following his guilty plea to a spree of violent crimes, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Victoria's crime wave began on March 29, 2023, when he strutted into a Broward County bank, flashed a pistol tucked in his waistband and passed a note demanding cash to an unsuspecting teller, the feds said. The note’s eloquent message? “Give money gun.” The teller complied, and Victoria dashed with about $2,650 in bills, as reported by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
But Victoria wasn't done yet. On June 5, he upped the ante and pulled a gun on a man chilling in a black Nissan Altima, authorities said. Two days later, he launched another audacious heist, this time swiping a currency bag right under the nose of an armored truck employee.
His two-bit crime saga came crashing down when Broward Sheriff's deputies and FBI agents tracked him down and sent him packing to jail. The 216-month sentencing was handed down by U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith after Victoria copped to two counts of armed bank robbery, one count of carjacking, and two counts of using a firearm in a crime of violence.
FBI Miami’s Violent Crimes and Fugitive Task Force, along with the Pembroke Pines Police Department and Broward Sheriff’s Office, were on the ball, busting the case wide open. The heat was turned up on Victoria thanks to the sharp prosecuting skills of Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jacob Koffsky and Jorge Delgado, the latter handling asset forfeiture related to the case.
For those looking to follow the court drama, wraps of the case can be checked out on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida or the PACER system, under case number 23-cr-60125.
