September 28, 2005

Authorities announced the arrest of Farhad Farhbaksh yesterday, saying he's the prolific robber who stole nearly $300,000 in 43 holdups since September 2003. Farhbaksh, 40, was arrested Monday while trying to cross the border in San Ysidro with a counterfeit ID card. He is an Iranian national who first entered the United States on a student visa in 1978, authorities said. They initially identified him as Ernest Lozano, but it turned out that was the assumed name of a deceased U.S. resident. He was then identified as Farzad Naroii >>> Full text

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