A 32-year-old Oregon man who authorities have dubbed the “Great Outdoors Bandit” has pleaded guilty to robbing multiple banks and credit unions across Idaho and Utah.
Josue Daniel Alfaro, of Portland, Oregon, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to five counts of bank robbery and one count of attempted bank robbery.
According to the plea agreement, Alfaro admitted to robbing, and attempting to rob, the following banks for the following amounts:
- Dec. 21, 2016: U.S. Bank at 10500 West Overland Road in Boise for $3,174.
- Dec. 21, 2016: Idaho Central Credit Union at 1615 South Celebration Avenue in Meridian for $2,100.
- March 24, 2017: Alpine Credit Union at 351 East 800 South in Orem, Utah, for $12,736.
- Aug. 7, 2017: Bank of the West at 9140 West Emerald St. in Boise. (Attempted robbery, no loss of money)
- Aug. 7, 2017: Pioneer Federal Credit Union at 850 East Fairview Ave. in Meridian for $9,637.
- Aug. 7, 2017: Clarity Federal Credit Union at 555 South Meridian Road in Meridian for $100.
According to the FBI, authorities nicknamed Alfaro as the “Great Outdoors Bandit” because of the outdoorsy attire he wore during each robbery.
In each of the robberies, Alfaro obscured his face with a baseball cap and black sunglasses. He provided the tellers with notes demanding money. Prosecutors said one note threatened that he would shoot a teller if he didn’t get the money.
Alfaro was arrested on Aug. 13 at Los Angeles International Airport while attempting to board an international flight to Brussels, Belgium. In his carry-on bag, authorities said Alfaro possessed $2,826 in cash that he obtained from the bank robberies.
Sentencing is set for March 13, 2018, before Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill at the federal courthouse in Boise.
For each count, Alfaro faces a statutory maximum of 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and not more than 5 years of supervised release.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Boise Police Department and the Meridian Police Department.
