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SAN DIEGO - A man dubbed the "FedEx Bandit" because he used envelopes from the delivery company to stash money during dozens of bank heists was sentenced today to 34 years in state prison. Farzad Farhbaksh, also known as Ernest Lozano, pleaded guilty on May 17 to 32 counts of robbery. "I'm sincerely sorry for what I've done, your honor," the defendant told San Diego Superior Court Judge David Danielsen before he handed down the sentence. "I ask for your mercy." The judge gave Farhbaksh consecutive sentences because the 32 counts represented separate victims and separate crimes. Danielsen also made...

SAN DIEGO – A man suspected of being the "FedEx Bandit," so dubbed because he allegedly used an envelope from the delivery company to stash money during numerous holdups, pleaded innocent Wednesday to 32 counts of bank robbery. Farzad Farhbaksh, a 40-year-old Iranian national who also has used the names Farzad Naroii and Ernest Lozano, was ordered held on $5 million bail. Deputy District Attorney George Bennett asked for bail to be set at $1 million, but Judge David Szumowski said that amount was too low and announced the higher figure. In addition to the 32 holdups in San Diego...

SAN DIEGO – After an exhaustive search, authorities say they've captured a man suspected of being the "FedEx bandit." Farzad Farhbaksh, 40, was caught entering Mexico Monday at a Tijuana border checkpoint, said Lauren Mack, spokeswoman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Farhbaksh was being pursued for six months, Mack said. He is accused of being the bandit who robbed 41 banks in Southern California, using a Fed Ex box to carry away his stolen cash. San Diego police are expected to announce the arrest and the charges they plan to pursue at a news conference later in the day. Immigration...