Three family members of an accused bank robber have been charged with destroying evidence, lying to authorities, and witness tampering, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The original indictment
In July 2019, Timothy L. Mulvey, 33, was indicted for allegedly robbing two banks in Western New York in the summer of 2018.
Mulvey allegedly stole $2,044 from Northwest Savings Bank in Grand Island, NY, on June 27, 2018, and $913 from M&T Bank in Niagara Falls, NY, on July 11, 2018.
He apparently brandished a gun during both robberies.
Mulvey has been detained since his arrest.
He pled not guilty to all charges.
The superseding indictment
In October 2019, a federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment that added new charges against Mulvey and also implicated his mother, father, and sister in the robberies after the fact.
Mulvey allegedly destroyed his cellphone the day after the M&T Bank robbery.
Two days after the robbery, Mulvey allegedly told FBI agents that he had worked at Wegmans supermarket in Rochester on the day of the robbery, and that his employer had electronically wiped his cellphone.
Around one week later, he allegedly changed his story and claimed that he had spent the day with someone.
Mulvey’s family accused of multiple federal crimes
Mulvey, his father Lawrence M. Mulvey, and his sister Kelsey A. Mulvey were charged with obstruction of justice for allegedly destroying a gun.
Mulvey was charged with tampering with evidence for convincing someone to throw a gun he kept in his basement into a dumpster.
Mulvey and his mother Cheryl A. Mulvey were charged with tampering with a witness for allegedly telling the person who threw away the gun not to cooperate with law enforcement. They apparently instructed her to say that she was drunk during a prior interview in July 2018.
Mulvey’s father was charged with accessory after the fact for allegedly helping his son after the robberies. He was also charged with false statement for telling FBI agents that he did not recall receiving a bag with a gun inside it.
Mulvey was charged with tampering with a witness for allegedly telling his sister to assert her Fifth Amendment rights when testifying before a federal grand jury.
Mulvey’s mother was charged with obstruction of justice for allegedly lying to a federal grand jury in March 2019. She apparently lied about whether she spoke to Mulvey about the robberies, and refused to testify about whether her daughter found BB pellets in his vehicle, among other things. Cheryl Mulvey pled not guilty to all charges.
Mulvey’s family members were all released on conditions.
They are facing up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Kelsey Mulvey charged with stealing pain medications from cancer center
In May 2019, Kelsey Mulvey was charged with illegally obtaining controlled substances by fraud, tampering, and violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Mulvey used her position as a nurse at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, NY, to steal Dilaudid for her own personal use.
In July 2018, Roswell Park accused her of removing narcotics from syringes and replacing the narcotics with water. Mulvey resigned in lieu of termination the same month. She has been in and out of drug treatment since her resignation.
Roswell Park also blamed Mulvey for causing several patients to develop bacterial infections in June and July 2018.
She was charged with violating HIPAA because she allegedly accessed patients’ protected health information to identify patients that were prescribed Dilaudid so she could steal it.
Mulvey is facing up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.