Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSE RIVERA, 41, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 117 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for robbing banks in Waterbury and New Britain.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on Feb. 1, 2013, RIVERA, Victor Ramos and others committed an armed robbery of the TD Bank located on Hartford Road in New Britain, stealing approximately $24,480. On Feb. 21, 2013, RIVERA, Ramos and others committed an armed robbery of the TD Bank located on North Main Street in Waterbury, stealing approximately $5,319.
RIVERA carried a firearm during both robberies and, during the Waterbury robbery, physically assaulted a customer causing her injuries.
In addition, RIVERA and Ramos violently stole $100 from a small business in Waterbury on Jan. 28, 2013.
RIVERA has been detained since his arrest on Feb. 21, 2013. On August 7, 2013, he pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery.
Ramos has been detained since his arrest on June 5, 2013. On Aug. 19, 2013, he pleaded guilty to the same charge.
This matter has been investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Waterbury Police Department and the New Britain Police Department. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas P. Morabito.
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Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
