A man who robbed three banks in Western New York wearing a disguise that included a high-quality latex mask was sentenced to 6 years and 4 months in prison on November 17, 2020.
Nicholas R. Ferrone, 29, of Utica, NY, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge David Larimer. Judge Larimer also ordered Ferrone to pay restitution of $8,927.
Update: Ferrone was sentenced on November 17, 2020.
A man who robbed three banks wearing a disguise including a high-quality latex mask has pleaded guilty to three counts of bank robbery, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York.
Nicholas R. Ferrone, 29, of Utica, NY, robbed three banks in Western New York between August and December 2019. He is scheduled to be sentenced on September 29, 2020.
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.
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.
The NYPD has asked for the public’s assistance in identifying the man shown above in connection with three Brooklyn bank robberies perpetrated in January 2018.
The unidentified man robbed the Ponce De Leon Federal Bank at 169 Smith Street on January 2nd, Dime Bank at 814 Manhattan Avenue on January 9th, and Chase Bank at 20 Flatbush Avenue on January 17th. He made off with $1,500 in cash from the first robbery.