Christopher Perea, Hobbs Act Robbery, New Mexico 2012

Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty to Robbing 16 Businesses

Christopher Perea, 30, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, pleaded guilty to violating the Hobbs Act by robbing 16 businesses involved in interstate commerce.

According to court documents, Perea robbed the following businesses between May 2012 and July 2012: Satellite Coffee on Montgomery Blvd. NW in Albuquerque on May 11, 2012; Subway located on Louisiana NE in Albuquerque on June 1, 2012; Kentucky Fried Chicken on San Mateo NE in Albuquerque on June 7, 2012; Radio Shack on Lomas NE in Albuquerque on June 10, 2012; Subway on Jefferson NE in Albuquerque on June 17, 2012; Subway on Montgomery Blvd. NW in Albuquerque on June 21, 2012; Flower Company on Juan Tabo NW in Albuquerque on June 21, 2012; GameStop on Lamar Blvd. in Austin, Texas, on June 26, 2012; GameStop on Brodie Lane in Sunset Valley, Texas, on June 27, 2012; GameStop on N IH 35 in Austin, Texas, on June 28, 2012; GameStop on The Lakes Blvd. in Austin, Texas, on July 2, 2012; Radio Shack on Colorado Blvd. in Denver, Colorado, on July 5, 2012; GameStop on E. Quincy Ave. in Aurora, Colorado, on July 7, 2012; Radio Shack on Colfax Ave. in Denver, Colorado, on July 7, 2012; Hobby Lobby on S. Monaco Pkwy. in Denver, Colorado, on July 9, 2012; and GameStop on Southgate Rd. in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on July 10, 2012.

Perea was arrested in October 2012 and has been in federal custody since then. He faces a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years on each of the 16 Hobbs Act counts to which he pleaded guilty.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jon K. Stanford is prosecuting the case as part of a federal anti-violence initiative that targets ‘the worst of the worst’ offenders for federal prosecution.

The case was investigated by the Albuquerque office of the FBI, which partnered with the Albuquerque Police Department to investigate the Albuquerque robberies, the Austin (Texas) Police Department to investigate the Texas robberies, and the Aurora (Colorado) Police Department to investigate the Colorado robberies.

Perea is scheduled to be sentenced at a later date and faces a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years on each of the 16 Hobbs Act counts to which he pleaded guilty.

Defendant Information: Christopher Perea, Hobbs Act Robbery, New Mexico 2012

Arrest Date: October 2012

Sentence: 20 years on each of the 16 counts

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nm/pr/albuquerque-man-pleads-guilty-robbing-16-businesses-new-mexico-texas-and-colorado-during