A Florida man was arrested in San Diego Sunday for allegedly stealing $3.2 million from an armored car courier company in Miami, the FBI announced.
Former Brinks Inc. manager, Jose Agurto, 37, was taken into custody on Saturday for allegedly stealing millions from a Brinks facility across the country, said the FBI's Darrell Foxworth.
“They have him on video surveillance removing bundles of cash from the facility,” Foxworth told NBC.
Agurto allegedly stole $3.2 million on Jan. 1 from the Miami Brinks facility located at 5575 Northwest 87th Avenue.
On the day of the incident, authorities said Agurto left a letter of resignation before leaving his shift.
“He then turned around, turned in his weapon and also a letter of resignation to the Briggs facility, and since that time he hasn’t been heard from," Foxworth said before Agurto's arrest.
FBI agents located and arrested Agurto in San Diego, where they found money subsequent to the arrest, though authorities did not disclose how much money they found. It is unclear if the man has family here or if he was trying to leave the country.
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Agurto has been booked into the Metropolitan Correctional Center in San Diego and is awaiting trial.
He will be facing federal charges through a federal complaint. It is unknown if he has hired an attorney.
The FBI's South Florida Task Force, Doral Police and Miami-Dade Police are investigating this ongoing matter. The U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida, is prosecuting the case.
“There are occasions when people are placed in positions of trust. They take advantage of that trust, and they use it basically to line their own pockets," Foxworth said.
