Albuquerque Man Sentenced for Series of Armed Bank Robberies Across Albuquerque and Rio Rancho

ALBUQUERQUE - An Albuquerque man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for carrying out four armed bank robberies across Albuquerque and Rio Rancho between January 2024 and July 2025.

There is no parole in the federal system.

According to court documents, between January 2024 and July 2025, Daniel Ray Guliford, 40, committed four armed bank robberies in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho, stealing more than $140,000 and terrorizing bank employees and customers.

During each robbery, Guliford wore a dark or gray hoodie, black face mask, gloves and dark clothing and brandished a handgun. He forced customers and employees to the ground and, during several robberies, ordered bank employees to open the vault.

The robberies included:

• January 4, 2024 - Guliford stole approximately $9,250 from U.S. Bank in Albuquerque. Investigators later recovered his fingerprints from a note left at the bank.
• March 21, 2024 - Guliford stole approximately $26,650 from U.S. Bank in Albuquerque after forcing employees to the ground and demanding that a teller open the vault. A witness later identified a black BMW associated with Guliford as the vehicle used to flee the robbery.
• July 5, 2024 - Guliford stole approximately $72,043.99 from New Mexico Bank & Trust in Rio Rancho after threatening employees and demanding that they open the vault. A witness photographed a black BMW without a visible license plate leaving the area.
• July 24, 2025 - Guliford stole approximately $31,261 from First Financial Credit Union in Albuquerque after brandishing a handgun and ordering employees to open the vault. Surveillance footage captured a black BMW matching Guliford's vehicle near the credit union.

A teller who witnessed the January and March 2024 robberies later spotted what he recognized as the robber's BMW at a Dion's Pizza in Albuquerque. Investigators determined the vehicle was registered to Guliford. Following the final robbery, investigators searched Guliford's residence and recovered a firearm matching the appearance of the firearm used during the robberies, approximately $28,530 in cash, bank money bands and clothing matching that worn during the robberies.

Guliford pled guilty to four counts of bank robbery with a dangerous weapon and one count of using, carrying and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. Upon his release from prison, Guliford will be subject to two years of supervised release.

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Special Agent in Charge Justin A. Garris of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Albuquerque Field Office made the announcement today.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Albuquerque Police Department, Rio Rancho Police Department, Sandia Pueblo Police Department and Pueblo of Isleta Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Maria Elena Stiteler is prosecuting the case.