Akil Saeed Daniels, Bank Robbery, California 2022

BANK ROBBER SENTENCED TO 9 YEARS IN PRISON AFTER ROBBING CREDIT UNIONS IN CALIFORNIA

Akil Saeed Daniels, a 41-year-old man from San Diego, California, has been sentenced to 110 months in prison for robbing credit unions in Poway and Chula Vista in 2022.

Daniels was previously convicted of robbing the same Chula Vista credit union in 2011 and was sentenced to over 13 years in prison. After his release in June 2022, he robbed the same credit union again just three months later, on September 27, 2022.

During the most recent robbery, Daniels used a demand note, which read, "Hand me all the money, don’t make me get violent" or "Hand me all the money, I don’t want to get violent." He also robbed the Mission Federal Credit Union in Poway the next day.

U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman stated, "Employees who have been through a robbery are impacted for the rest of their lives. This defendant made the decision to terrorize the same people not once, but twice. And now, not once, but twice, he will pay for his crime with a lengthy prison term."

Acting Special Agent in Charge Houtan Moshrefi added, "This is not the first time that Daniels has had to face the consequences for this type of crime. May this 110-month sentence be a reminder of the severity of his actions. Violent crimes such as these in our community are intolerable."

The case was the result of the ongoing efforts of the Violent Crime and Human Trafficking (VCHT) Section, which was formed in 2019 to lead collaborations between federal and local law enforcement in the investigation and prosecution of cases involving violent crimes, firearms, and gang cases.

The VCHT Section also provides federal prosecutors to the San Diego Violent Crimes Task Force, the downtown San Diego Violent Crimes Task Force-Gang Group, the North County Gang Task Force, and the East County Gang Task Force.

This case is also part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.

Akil Saeed Daniels, 41, was sentenced to 110 months in prison for robbing credit unions in California in 2022. He was previously convicted of robbing the same credit union in 2011 and was sentenced to over 13 years in prison.

Daniels robbed the California Coast Credit Union in Chula Vista on September 27, 2022, and the Mission Federal Credit Union in Poway the next day. He used a demand note during the robberies, which read, "Hand me all the money, don’t make me get violent" or "Hand me all the money, I don’t want to get violent."

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