Florida Lawyer Gets 40-Month Sentence for Bank Robberies

A Miami lawyer who admitted to five counts of bank robbery and attempted bank robbery was sentenced to 40 months in prison.

Aaron Patrick Honaker pleaded guilty in August to the crimes. He told police that he brought a hammer with him “during the commission of the robberies to escape any glass mantraps potentially triggered by bank security,” a Justice Department press release announcing the sentencing said.

Judge Marcia Cooke of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida sentenced Honaker Dec. 1. He was also sentenced to 4 years of supervised release.

Honaker was disbarred by the ...