Arrested Man Says He Is FedEx Bandit
A 40-year-old Iranian national has confessed to being the “FedEx bandit,” who robbed 43 banks in Southern California over two years, taking an estimated $300,000, officials said Tuesday.
Farzad Naroli was arrested Monday as he tried to walk across the border from Mexico at the San Ysidro port of entry.
Thirty of the robberies were in San Diego County. The rest occurred in Los Angeles and Orange counties.
The FBI dubbed him the FedEx bandit because he gave tellers a FedEx envelope and then ordered them to fill it with cash. Naroli is scheduled to be arraigned today.
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