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Alexis Laguerra, 30, of Brooklyn, Raymond “Rambo” Soto, Jr., 30, and Raymond “Razor” Soto, Sr., 48, both of Richmond Hill, have pleaded guilty at the federal courthouse in Central Islip to their roles in a bank larceny involving the theft of an armored car in November last year.
Laguerra, an employee of GardaWorld, the owner of the armored car, admitted to using his insider knowledge of the company to plot and carry out the heist. Laguerra was assigned the driver of the armored car on Nov. 2 last year, leaving it unoccupied and unguarded outside a Valley Stream bank.
Soto Jr. then arrived, entered the car, and drove it away from the bank. He proceeded to remove three bags of cash with a total of $510,000 from the armored truck. Soto Sr., driving a getaway vehicle picked up Soto Jr., the cash and fled the scene. At the time of their arrest, police recovered $130,000 of the stolen money in Soto Sr.’s home.
“This inside job will now land these three defendants inside prison for long enough for them to realize, over and over, what a stupid idea this was,” U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue said. “We commend the Nassau County Police Department and the FBI for quickly solving this crime and demonstrating, once again, that crime doesn’t pay.”
When they are sentenced, each of the three will face up to 10 years in prison, as well as a forfeiture of $300,000, restitution of $510,000 and a fine up to $250,000. No sentencing date has been scheduled.
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