ALEXANDRIA, VA—Joshua Brady, 28, of
Petersburg, Virginia, was indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday, accused
of masquerading as a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer and using that
role to recruit others to rob banks.
Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney
for the Eastern District of Virginia; Earl C. Cook, Chief of Alexandria Police;
Colonel David Rohrer, Fairfax County Chief of Police; and James W. McJunkin,
Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, made the
announcement after the indictment was publicly filed today.
Brady was indicted on September 27,
2012, on one count of false impersonation of a government official and three
counts of attempted bank robbery. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in
prison for each count, if convicted.
According to the indictment, Brady
allegedly pretended to be an officer and employee of the CIA and solicited
others to rob banks on behalf of the United States government. In June 2012, he
is alleged to have directed the attempted robbery of a bank located in Fairfax
County and two banks located in the city of Alexandria.
This case was investigated by Alexandria
and Fairfax County Police Departments and the FBI’s Washington Field Office,
with assistance from the FBI’s Richmond Field Office. Assistant United States
Attorney Adam B. Schwartz is prosecuting the case on behalf of the United
States.
Criminal indictments are only charges
and not evidence of guilt. A defendant is presumed to be innocent until and
unless proven guilty.
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