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Bank robbery reports seldom tell how much was taken. But a sentencing in federal court in Baltimore on Friday suggests that the risk-reward balance in the crime involves lots of the former and not so much of the latter.Bank robbery reports seldom tell how much was taken. But a sentencing in federal court in Baltimore on Friday suggests that the risk-reward balance in the crime involves lots of the former and not so much of the latter.
A 56-year-old Maryland man who pleaded guilty to bank robbery was sentenced to seven years in prison, the U.S. attorney’s office for Maryland said. In the three July 2015 robberies cited in the plea agreement — in Hagerstown, Silver Spring and Rockville, with a note demanding money passed to a teller in each case — the total proceeds were $5,100, prosecutors said.A 56-year-old Maryland man who pleaded guilty to bank robbery was sentenced to seven years in prison, the U.S. attorney’s office for Maryland said. In the three July 2015 robberies cited in the plea agreement — in Hagerstown, Silver Spring and Rockville, with a note demanding money passed to a teller in each case — the total proceeds were $5,100, prosecutors said.
The allure of robbing a bank was once summarized in the saying: “That’s where the money is.” But $5,100, even if not small change, may not be the haul expected when bank robbery is contemplated.The allure of robbing a bank was once summarized in the saying: “That’s where the money is.” But $5,100, even if not small change, may not be the haul expected when bank robbery is contemplated.
In addition to the prison sentence, the robber, identified as Tony Linn Smith of Silver Spring, was ordered to pay a judgment of $4,775 in connection with his guilty plea. It was not clear how the judge arrived at the figure, $325 less than the total proceeds of the robberies. In addition to the prison sentence, the robber, identified as Tony Linn Smith of Silver Spring, was ordered to pay a money judgment in connection with his guilty plea. The amount to be paid was $4,775, which is almost 94 per cent of the amount obtained in the three robberies