hey ‘AO (Rov. 18) CRIMINAL COMPLAINT UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA DOCKET Ko. ‘ATES N 9 UNITED ST; e OF AMERICA a5 ol 9 28 K RYAN THOMAS SEE MAGISTRATES CASE NO. Complaint for violation of Title 18, United States Code § 2113(a) [NAME OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE Location UNITED STATES HONORABLE ROZELLA A. OLIVER MAGISTRATE JUDGE | £98 Angeles, California DATE OF OFFENSE PLACE OF OFFENSE ADDRESS OF ACCUSED (F KNOW) October 15, 2015 Los Angeles County ‘COMPLAINANT'S STATEMENT OF FACTS CONSTITUTING THE OFFENSE OR VIOLATION: [18 USC. § 2113(a)] On or about October 15, 2015, in Los Angeles County, within the Central District of California, defendant RANSFHOMAS SEE, by force and violence, and by intimidation, knowingly took from the person and presencg:of dither approximately $5,695.00 belonging to, and in the care, custody, control, management, possessién of;Chase Bank, located at 13417 Telegraph Road, Santa Fe Springs, California, a bank the josits of Which: were then insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, in violation of Title 18 Waited StaryeCogle, Section 21 13(a. a ‘BASIS OF COMPLAINANT'S CHARGE AGAINST THE ACCUSED, (Sce attached affidavit which is incorporated as part of this Complaint) [MATERIAL WITNESSES IN RELATION TO THIS CHARGE: N/A, 5 SIGNATUREOF COMPLAINANT. Being duly swom, I declare that the foregoing is true and correct to the best | STEPHEN J. MAY. f my knowledge, oFFiAL TILE ee Special Agent — FBI ‘Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, SIGNATURE OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE” ate October__, 2015 Ses Fel Ras of Cina Procaare Sand 37 AUSA: Ann C, Kim, Ext. 2579 REC: DetentionAFFIDAVIT I, Stephen J. May, being duly sworn, hereby depose and state the following: I. INTRODUCTION 1. I ama Special Agent ("SA") with the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") and have been so employed for the past 16 years. From September 1999 through December 2003, I primarily worked as a Bank Robbery Investigator in the San Francisco Division of the FBI. From December 2003 to the present, I have worked as a Bank Robbery Investigator in the Los Angeles Division of the FBI. And since May 2005, I have also been the Bank Robbery Coordinator in the Los Angeles Division of the FBI 2. As a Bank Robbery Investigator and Bank Robbery Coordinator in the Los Angeles Division of the FBI, I investigate bank robbery cases assigned to me, and review, analyze, and disseminate investigative data (including bank surveillance photographs) on nearly all bank robberies that occur in the Central District of California. Since May 2005, there have been more than 3,000 bank robberies in the Central District of California. 3. In connection with the bank robbery investigations in which I have participated, I have used a variety of investigative techniques, including interviewing suspects and witnesses, speaking with law enforcement agents and officers, conducting and reviewing electronic surveillance, executing arrest and search warrants, analyzing telephone, financial, and other records, and collecting and reviewing physical evidence.As a result of this experience and my conversations with other law enforcement personnel, I am familiar with the methods used by individuals to commit bank robberies. 4, The facts set forth in this affidavit are based on my personal observations, my training and experience, and from information obtained from the review of oral and written law enforcement reports, conversations with law enforcement personnel, the review of physical evidence, and the interviews of witnesses and the subject of the underlying criminal complaint. II. PURPOSE OF AFFIDAVIT 5. This affidavit is made in support of a criminal complaint charging RYAN THOMAS SEE (*SEE”) with a violation of Title 18, United states Code, Section 2113(a), (Bank Robbery). 6. As such, the sole and limited purpose of this affidavit is to demonstrate that there is probable cause for the requested complaint. Accordingly, this affidavit does not attempt to set forth every fact learned during the course of the investigation, which remains ongoing. All figures, times, and calculations set forth herein are approximate. III. SUMMARY OF PROBABLE CAUSE 7. On October 15, 2015, there was a bank robbery at a Chase Bank branch, located in Santa Fe Springs, California. The suspect approached a teller, demanded and received money, and then fled the bank. The suspect was followed by a bank customer outside the bank and into a residential neighborhood behind the bank. The bank customer called the police and directed WhittierPolice Department ("“WPD") officers to the location of the caller and the robber. The customer told WPD officers where the robber had gone, which was between two residences (one was abandoned) . The robber appeared from the location and entered a vehicle that had just pulled up to that location. WPD officers immediately conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle and found the robber inside the vehicle. The robber had used his Uber (a driving service similar to a taxi) account to be picked up from the location. The female Uber driver had no connection to the robber or robbery. Inside the vehicle, WPD officers found a black backpack with the Anaheim Angles “A” Logo, a white plain envelope containing $5,695 (the amount of loss from the October 18, 2015 bank robbery), and a black Chicago Bears beanie hat (the hat and backpack were items used or worn by the robber during the robbery). After SEE was arrested, in-field show-ups were administered by WPD with witnesses of the bank robbery, and they identified SEE as the robber IV. STATEMENT OF PROBABLE CAUSE A. October 15, 2015 Bank Robbery 8. 0m October 15, 2015, I responded to a Chase Bank branch located at 13417 Telegraph Road, Santa Fe springs California (“Chase”). Upon arrival, I interviewed victim teller A.G., and learned the following: a. On October 15, 2015, A.G. was working as a bank teller at Chase and was stationed at teller window five. The robber approached her teller window, and stated that he had a business question. A.G. therefore walked the robber over tobank employee J.Q. A.G. left the robber at J.Q.’s desk and returned to her teller station to help other customers. b. A.G. noticed that the robber was shaking and talking fast. A.G. had a bad feeling about the robber and A.G. took money from her top teller drawer and placed it in her bottom teller drawer. ¢. Approximately ten minutes passed and the robber was waiting in the customer service line again. The robber approached A.G.'s window again. When the robber was at A.G./s teller window, A.G. asked the robber, “Did J.Q. answer your business questions?” The robber responded something to the effect of, “Yes. I gave him the information.” d. The robber then slid a note through the bandit barrier transaction tray. A.G. took the note and read it. The note contained words to the effect of, “Bomb. Will detonate if you panic. Stay calm. Give $4,000." The note was computer generated on a partial piece of plain white paper. e. A.G. felt threatened and was concerned for the safety of everyone inside the bank. A.G. complied with the robber’s demand and took money out of her top teller drawer. A.G. started to put the money through the transaction tray when the robber told A.G. to put the money in an envelope. A.G. complied and got a plain white envelope out, and placed the money inside the envelope. A.G. then slid the envelope containing the bank’s money through the transaction tray. The robber took the envelope and money, turned, and exited the bank through the bank’s ATM-side doors.£. A.G. described the robber as a white male, approximately 6’2", approximately 150 pounds, between 25 to 30 years of age, wearing a black beanie with an orange *C,” black sunglasses, a black windbreaker that buttoned up, with a navy blue t-shirt underneath, and baggy blue jeans. A.G. also stated that the robber was carrying a black duffle bag with a red and white logo. g. A.G. was told by WPD that a person had been stopped away from the bank and they would like for her to go to the scene and see if she could identify the robber. WPD took A.G. to the scene and she was able to positively identify the person who had just robbed her at the bank (later identified as SEE). 9. On October 15, 2015, I also interviewed Chase Assistant Branch Manager, M.N., and learned the following: a. Chase Bank personnel conducted an audit following the bank robbery, and found that the loss to the bank was approximately $5,695 in United states currency. 10. On October 15, 2015, I also interviewed Chase Branch Manager, T.S., and learned the following: a. At the time of the bank robbery, Chase Bank was insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"). 11. On October 15, 2015, I received bank surveillance images from Chase bank related to the robbery that day. I have reviewed those images and they are consistent with the witness statement, specifically the clothing worn by the robber and thebag carried by the robber. The surveillance photographs indicate that the robbery took place at approximately B. Traffic Stop 12. Based on my conversations with Whittier Police Department Detective Rob Wolfe, I learned the following: a. On October 15, 2015, WED officers responded to the robbery at Chase and to the neighborhood near the Chase bank. A WPD patrol car responded to the neighborhood where a bank customer witness had directed them. The witness followed the robber outside the bank and was providing WPD with information regarding the robber and the robber’s location. WPD responded to the witness and soon thereafter, saw the robber entering a vehicle that had just pulled up to the location. wPD conducted a traffic stop of that vehicle. Inside the vehicle were two occupants - the robber and a female Uber driver. The Uber driver told WPD that she had been contacted by the robber to pick the robber up at that approximate location. The robber was later identified as RYAN THOMAS SEE. b, During a search of the vehicle pursuant to SEE’s arrest, a number of items were recovered, including a plain white envelope containing $5,695 (the loss amount reported by Chase), a black drawstring style backpack with the Anaheim Angeles “A” logo, and a black Chicago Bears beanie cap with the team’s orange “C” logo. ¢. In-Field Show-ups were administered by WED with several of the bank robbery witnesses, including the victimteller, who identified SEE as the person who robbed the Chase bank. c. Interview of SEE 13. On October 15, 2015, at the Whittier Police Department, Detective Wolfe and I interviewed SEE a. Before Detective Wolfe and I began the interview, Detective Wolfe read SEE his Miranda Rights. SEE waived his Miranda Rights and spoke with the interviewing agents b. During the course of the interview, SEE was shown bank surveillance photographs of the robber from three different Chase bank robberies: i. The October 5, 2015 bank robbery at Chase Bank, located at 555 N. Euclid Street, Anaheim, California ii. The October 13, 2015 bank robbery at Chase Bank, located at 1344 North Tustin Street, Orange, California; and iii. The October 15, 2015 bank robbery at Chase Bank, located at 13417 Telegraph Road, Santa Fe springs California (offense being charged in this Complaint). ¢. SEE stated that he was the person in all three of the bank surveillance photographs. d. SEE stated that for the first two bank robberies (the robberies in Anaheim and Orange, CA), he was driven to the banks by a “Mexican” guy, but SEE did not know his name. SEE stated that SEE owed the Mexican guy money for drugs, and SEE was trying to pay the guy back by robbing the bank. Regarding the third robbery in Santa Fe Springs, SEE stated that he tookan Uber to the bank. SEE stated that he was pressured by the Mexican guy to go to that bank and to rob the bank. SEE further stated that if SEE did not do as instructed, the Mexican guy would harm/shoot his family. e. SEE then stated that he took money from the bank at all three robberies. SEE said that he gave all of the money from the first robbery to the Mexican guy. SEE also said that he gave all but $40 of the money from the second robbery to the Mexican guy. With regard to the third/final robbery, SEE was supposed to take an Uber back to his home and place the bag containing all of the money from the robbery in a ditch by an elementary school near his home. The Mexican guy would then pick up the bag and money later. D. Prior Bank Robberies 14. I have reviewed bank surveillance photographs of two other Central District of California (Orange County) Chase bank robberies that the FBI has attributed to a bank robber dubbed the “Windy City Bandit.” Based on my review of the images from those two additional robberies and the modus operandi from those events, it is my opinion that SEE is the person who committed those additional two robberies. This information is provided only to corroborate SEE’s statements during his interview and this affidavit is not designed to set forth probable cause for any additional robberies. E. CRIMINAL HISTORY 15. A criminal history check of SEE revealed the following:a. On duly 21, 2010, SEE was convicted of violations of California Penal Code section 211 (Robbery) and Penal code Section 245(a) (1) (Force/ADW not firearm: GBI Likely). SEE was Sentenced to 3 years’ probation and 200 days in jail. Both violations are felonies. V. CONCLUSION 36. Based on the foregoing facts and my training and experience, I submit there is probable cause to believe that RYAN THOMAS SEE committed a violation of Title 18, United states Code, Section 2113(a) (Bank Robbery). soe Stephen J. May, Special agent Federal Bureau of Investigation Subscribed to and sworn before me this __ day of October, 2015. mo HONORABLE ROZELLA A. OLIVER UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE