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Boyfriend of accused 'cell phone bandit' pleads guiltyMan admits role in bank robberiesFrom Kevin Bohn  A security camera captured this image of a woman who police said robbed banks while on a cell phone. WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The boyfriend of the alleged "cell phone bandit" pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges in connection with four bank robberies in northern Virginia. Dave Williams, 19, admitted to conspiring with Candice Martinez to rob branches of Wachovia Bank, according to the U.S. attorney's office. The case gained national attention after a woman was pictured on surveillance tape with a cell phone to her ear throughout a robbery. In each of the holdups, which took place in October and November, Martinez, also 19, entered the bank and passed a note to a teller, prosecutors said. After receiving the demanded money, she fled in a car driven by Williams, the U.S. attorney's office said. Officials said Martinez and Williams were talking to each other by cell phone during all four heists. Authorities said Martinez had a .38-caliber revolver with her during a November 4 robbery, which Williams allegedly provided her. The pair were arrested separately last month. Williams, who pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit bank robbery and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, faces a maximum sentence of life in prison when he is sentenced February 24. Officials said the four robberies netted the pair $48,620. They bought a 1997 Acura Integra, a large screen television, a 42-inch flat screen television, two CD/DVD players, a bedroom set and several pieces of designer apparel and accessories, officials said. The government seized all the items. Martinez is in federal custody awaiting trial on bank robbery and related charges. On Tuesday, a judge refused to release her on bail. An FBI affidavit last month said Martinez, a community college student, admitted to the robberies. Her attorney told The Washington Post the robberies were "aberrant behavior" for her. 
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