A 39-year-old man pleaded guilty Thursday, August 14 to his role in a crew that robbed pharmacies across Southern California, stealing cash and narcotics at the point of a gun.

Aaron Carter of Fontana entered his plea in L.A. federal court to counts of interference with commerce by robbery and using a firearm in a crime of violence, court papers show.

He was the last of four defendants to plead guilty in the case.

Sentencing is set for Nov. 20.

According to his plea agreement, Carter and his co-defendants robbed pharmacies in Newport Beach, Woodland Hills, Temecula and Fullerton in August and September 2024, and attempted to rob two of the same stores the following month.

An affidavit in the case says that a violent crime task force in Orange County, which was linked to the Bureau of

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