An Orlando man who committed a string of armed robberies in the Central Florida area over a one-week span in 2023 will spend the next 18 years in federal prison.
Last week, Senior U.S. District Judge John Antoon II sentenced 20-year-old Dany Telfort to 18 years’ imprisonment for two counts of Hobbs Act robbery and two counts of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
In addition, Telfort was ordered by the judge to forfeit the firearm and ammunition used in the offenses.
Telfort pleaded guilty to the charges in October of 2024.
According to the plea agreement, between March 23 and April 1, 2023, Telfort and another man, Nijah Jahni Mitchell, participated in a total of nine armed robberies of convenience stores throughout Central Florida.
During some of the robberies, Telfort pointed a gun at employees and demanded cash from the registers. In the remaining robberies, he acted as the getaway driver.
Telfort’s alleged accomplice, Mitchell, has been indicted and is currently awaiting trial.
An indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty.
The case against Telfort was investigated by multiple agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Orlando Police Department, Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Clermont Police Department, Ocoee Police Department, Seminole County Sheriff’s Office, and Oakland Police Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Megan Testerman.
Additionally, this case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, which is a program that brings together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence.