TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Johnny Flores, a 45-year-old Tampa resident, to 45 years in federal prison for three counts of Hobbs Act robbery. Flores was found guilty by a federal jury on May 30, 2024.
Evidence presented during the trial revealed that between February 13 and February 25, 2022, Flores robbed three Tampa businesses while wearing a hooded sweatshirt and facial covering.
He threatened the victims with a weapon, physically assaulted them, and stole cash from the registers.
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Flores was identified through video surveillance footage, which showed him leaving two crime scenes in a vehicle. Law enforcement also obtained additional video surveillance footage showing Flores at a clinic before the robberies wearing similar clothing.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and the Tampa Police Department investigated the case, which was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Maria Guzman.
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