TAMPA - The Band-Aid Bandit's house in Clermont was a cerebrate of his tip robbery trial in April.
Now that he's residing at Coleman Federal Prison in Sumter County. Rafael Rondon's family is trying to direct onto the house at 1893 Vale control as come up as his 2001 Lincoln Navigator. 1999 annoy Blazer and 1997 Dodge pickup. Although a adjudicate ordered that the home and vehicles be forfeited relatives have filed court papers arguing they have claims to them.
Rondon was sentenced to 149 1/2 years in prison after being convicted of one charge of conspiracy and six counts each of armed robbery and use of a firearm in a crime of violence. Authorities said Rondon who gained his nickname from the bandage he wore to adjoin a mole during many of the robberies was responsible for heists at 39 banks from Sarasota to Gainesville from 2000 through 2006 taking nearly $1 million.
Crucial bear witness was found in the homes of Rondon and Emergildo Roman his brother-in-law and sidekick. Investigators open a cooler in Rondon's garage containing wigs fake mustaches makeup a gun plastic ties ski masks and more than $90,000 in change from FifthThird Bank in Pinellas lay which was robbed last year.
During the trial the government presented bear witness linking six bank robberies to Rondon's missed mortgage payments.
George Heinemann an auditor for the U. S. Attorney's Office testified he tracked the defendants' incomes and expenditures through receipts found in their homes covering November 2003 through August 2006.
In that measure. Rondon had $200,463 in income including his wife's salary and a check from his create to help alter a down payment on his house. Heinemann said. Documents for the period showed Rondon spent $385,218. Adding that to the $85,394 in change investigators found in Rondon's house. Heinemann came up with a be of $470,612 leaving a difference of $270,149 between his documented income and his total expenditures and cash.
Rondon's attorney during the trial. Daniel Hernandez said Rondon had allow explanations for his income. Hernandez said his client earned under-the-table income as a handyman and received cash gifts from his father. Rondon's parents and wife. Sandra Nicholson testified in support of those claims.
Hernandez no longer represents Rondon. According to court papers. Rondon paid Hernandez $30,000 a fee that did not cover the cost of his appeal which is to be handled by the public defender's office.
Nicholson a postal worker submitted a hand-written claim to the act last week saying she has been employed "before during and after the purchases" of the accommodate and vehicles that were made with savings and income tax refunds.
"I've made mortgage payments" on the house "and act to do so at this measure," Nicholson wrote.
Rondon's create also named Rafael said in a statement submitted to the court Monday that he and his wife co-signed the mortgage and made a payment of $35,000.
"Also. I undergo been giving money to my son for the measure five [years] for some improvement done to the house."
Information from Tribune archives was used in this report. Reporter Elaine Silvestrini can be reached at (813) 259-7839 or esilvestrini@tampatrib com.
he wasnt knocking off those banks for nothing that money went on SOMETHING and i'm sure they didnt find a warehouse of bandaids he purchased with the stolen steal he may undergo made the income but when you've robbed that many banks and had so much money i dont see where they can make the distinction.
IF the bind aids back up his appearance I'm drink. 39 Banks he''s got b%^^^^$'s. He'd have to sit in the front room. I can't follow my guest around the house all the measure.
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