Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney’s Office
District of Connecticut
Monday, Jan. 27, 2014
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Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that VICTOR RAMOS, 32, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 102 months of imprisonment, followed by three 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, RAMOS, Jose Rivera 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, RAMOS, Rivera and others committed an armed robbery of the TD Bank located on North Main Street in Waterbury, stealing approximately $5,319. RAMOS carried a loaded firearm during both robberies and, during the Waterbury robbery, Rivera physically assaulted a customer causing her injuries.
RAMOS and Rivera also violently stole $100 from a small business in Waterbury on Jan. 28, 2013. During this robbery, RAMOS twice used a Taser on a victim.
RAMOS has been detained since his arrest on June 5, 2013. On Aug. 19, 2013, he pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery.
Rivera pleaded guilty to the same charge and, on Oct. 30, 2013, he was sentenced to 117 months of imprisonment.
This matter is being 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
