Date: 03-25-2022

Case Style:

United States of America v. Jorge Aponte Figueroa

Case Number: 17-cr-20487

Judge: Marcia G. Cooke

Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (Miami-Dade County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office

Defendant's Attorney: David Joffe and Jose Rodriguez

Description: Mimai, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with with carjacking resulting in death and one count of discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.

In May 2017, Aponte Figueroa, age 25, of Miami, along with two co-conspirators, carjacked, at gunpoint, an Uber driver who was sleeping in his minivan. The evidence at trial showed that, after driving the victim throughout Miami-Dade County, Aponte Figueroa and his co-conspirators stole the victim’s wallet at gunpoint, after which Aponte Figueroa shot the victim seven times, including several shots at close range to the victim’s head while Aponte Figueroa straddled the victim’s body, to prevent the victim from serving as a witness.

Aponte Figueroa still faces more charges in the Southern District of Florida for his participation in a serial Hobbs Act robbery conspiracy. That trial is set for August of 2022. As to those charges, Aponte Figueroa is innocent unless and until found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Juan Antonio Gonzalez, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), Miami Field Office, and George A. Perez, Interim Director, Miami-Dade Police Department, made the announcement.

U.S. Attorney Gonzalez commended the investigatory efforts of the FBI Miami and the Miami-Dade Police Department in this matter. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Alejandra L. López and Jodi Anton.

18:1951.F Conspiracy to Commit Hobbs Act Robberies
(1)
18:1951(a) Conspiracy to Commit Hobbs Act Robberies
(1s)
INTERFERENCE W COMMERCE BY THREAT/VIO (CONSPIRACY)/FORFEITURE 21:853
(1ss)
18:1951.F Hobbs Act Robbery
(4)
18:924C.F Brandishing a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence
(5)
18:1951.F Hobbs Act Robbery
(8)
18:924C.F
(9)
18:1951(a) Hobbs Act Robbery
(15s)
INTERFERENCE W COMMERCE BY THREAT/VIO
(15ss)
18:924(c)(1)(A)(ii) Brandishing a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence
(16s)
VIOLENT CRIME/DRUGS/MACHINE GUN
(16ss)
18:1951(a) Hobbs Act Robbery
(19s)
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - CARJACKING
(19ss)
18:924(c)(1)(A)(ii) Brandishing a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence
(20s)
VIOLENT CRIME/DRUGS/MACHINE GUN
(20ss)
INTERFERENCE W COMMERCE BY THREAT/VIO
(21ss)
VIOLENT CRIME/DRUGS/MACHINE GUN
(22ss)

Outcome: 03/29/2022 535 NOTICE OF CONVENTIONAL FILING OF NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE WITH COURT'S ORDER SETTING ASIDE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE AS TO WALTER RAY ALLEN FOR FAILURE TO APPEAR FOR JURY DUTY re 532 Order by Jorge Aponte Figueroa (mee) (Entered: 03/30/2022)
03/29/2022 536 NOTICE of Compliance with Court's Order Setting Aside Order to Show Cause as to Walter Ray Allen for Failure to Appear for Jury Duty by Jorge Aponte Figueroa re 532 Order (mee) (Entered: 03/30/2022)

Defendant was found guilty.

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