Walmart Armed Robbery Suspect Accused of Bribing FBI Agent With Cash, Car and Rolex

An Oakland man accused in the armed robberies of four Northern California Walmart stores — including one in Fremont — tried to bribe an FBI agent into letting him go with offers of $60,000 in cash, a car and a Rolex watch, according to a report from SF Gate.

Melvin Landry Jr., 22, of Oakland is one of three people charged in connection with the series of armed robberies.

The group showed off their loot on Facebook, posting pictures of themselves flaunting large amounts of cash believed to have been taken from Walmart cash registers, SF Gate reports.

The alleged crime spree began February 2012 when Landry and two other unidentified men allegedly robbed a Safeway store in Oakland, SF Gate reports.

Authorities said that on Jan. 3 of this year, Landry and Dominique Martin, 22, stole $45,968 from the Walmart located at 40580 Albrae St. in Fremont. The two were seen pushing a shopping car with cash registers to a BMW owned by Martin's mother. The car was located the following day in Oakland with Martin sitting inside.

Landry was eventually arrested on Jan. 26 in Pinole. He was transferred to federal custody earlier this month, when he allegedly bribed an FBI agent and an Alameda County sheriff's deputy.

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