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Tuesday January 22, 2013

LATINO BLOTTER:  22-Year-Old New Mexico Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery Spree Targeting Cricket

LATINO BLOTTER:  22-Year-Old New Mexico Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery Spree Targeting Cricket

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Oscar Marquez, 22, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, pled guilty to four counts of robbery and one count of using a firearm during a crime of violence and admitted robbing four Albuquerque-area businesses at gunpoint during a two-week period.

The indictment, which was filed in October 2012, also charged co-defendant, Rebecca Aguilar, 25, of Albuquerque, with aiding and abetting one of the robberies.

The indictment charged Marquez with robbing a local restaurant, two Cricket Wireless stores, and a King Wireless store.  Marquez used a firearm in all four robberies and discharged his firearm during three of the robberies.

Marquez has been in federal custody since October 17, 2012, and uder the terms of his plea agreement, Marquez will be sentenced to 20 years in prison.