Herve Fils Viaud, Armed Bank Robbery, Florida 2022

Herve Fils Viaud, 31, walked into a TD Bank in Delray Beach wielding a machete on February 1, 2022. Viaud threatened to hurt several bank employees with the machete unless he was given money. Fearing for their lives, the employees gave Viaud approximately $1,234. A bank customer called 911 and reported the getaway car used by Viaud to leave the bank. Subsequently, the Delray Beach Police Department, Broward County Sheriff’s Office, and Miami Gardens Police Department pursued Viaud. The three-county high-speed chase ended in a standoff in Miami Gardens. Viaud then was arrested and found in possession of ammunition, a federal crime for a convicted felon.

On August 10, 2022, Viaud pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery with the use of a dangerous weapon and one count of felon in possession of ammunition. Juan Antonio Gonzalez, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and acting Special Agent in Charge Robert M. Dewitt, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, announced the sentence.

The FBI, West Palm Beach, investigated this case with cooperation and assistance from Delray Beach Police Department; Broward County Sheriff’s Office Burglary Apprehension Team; Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, Miami-Dade Police Department; and Miami Gardens Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Shannon O’Shea Darsch prosecuted the case.

Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at www.flsd.uscourts.gov or at http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov.

Herve Fils Viaud will serve 78 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release. This sentence is a result of his conviction for bank robbery with the use of a dangerous weapon and felon in possession of ammunition.

The sentence was handed down by United States District Judge William P. Dimitrouleas. Viaud’s conviction and sentence serve as a reminder of the seriousness of armed bank robbery and the consequences that come with it.

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