Jefferson County, Kentucky, Alleged Serial Bank Robber Faces Federal Charges

Jefferson County, Kentucky, Alleged Serial Bank Robber Faces Federal Charges

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on March 22, 2013. It is reproduced in full below.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Louisville man was charged by a federal grand jury this week, with robbing four banks, in Jefferson County, Kentucky, during a two week period, announced David J. Hale, United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky.

According to the federal grand jury indictment, Robert Scott Manley, age 47, used force, violence, and intimidation when he robbed four banks in Jefferson County between Dec. 20, 2012 and Dec. 31, 2012. Count 1, of the indictment, charges Manley with taking $2,170.00 from the PNC Bank, located at 3910 Taylorsville Road, on Dec. 20, 2012. Count 2, of the indictment, charges Manley with taking approximately $3,580.00 from the Chase Bank, located at 8120 New LaGrange Road, on Dec. 24, 2012. Count 3, of the indictment, charges Manley with taking approximately $1,510.00 from the BB&T Bank, located at 10403 Dixie Highway on Dec. 27, 2012, and Count 4 charges Manley with taking approximately $4,750.00 from the River City Bank, located at 2501 Bardstown Road. At the time of the robberies, all deposits were insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

If convicted at trial, Manley faces a sentence of no more than 80 years in federal prison, a fine of $1,000,000., and a period of no more than five years of supervised release. Manley was arrested by U.S. Marshals on Jan. 2, 2013.

This case is being prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Attorney Caryn M. Nieman and was investigated by Louisville Metro Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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