The convicted bank robber accused of stealing the identity—and a $1.4 million tax refund—of Irvine Company Chairman Donald Bren has gotten terms of his house arrest altered as he awaits trial on those charges.
Moundir Kamil, dubbed the “Give Me More Bandit” for his part in a series of 2003 local bank robberies, is accused of setting up an account at the Cerritos branch of East West Bank under Bren’s name.
He’s also suspected of withdrawing most of Bren’s stolen quarterly tax refund last year, before being apprehended in September.
The bizarre story, first reported in the Business Journal, got national attention.
Kamil’s been under house arrest awaiting trial.
Now, he’s allowed to be out of his house from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., according to court records.
The change was made to allow Kamil “to be able to travel more freely so that he may obtain information which could be helpful to his case,” according to court documents.
A trial for Kamil, which has postponed a few times, now is scheduled for early February, according to court records.
See the Business Journal’s story on Kamil’s arrest here.
