Sanford Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Bank Robbery

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Sanford Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Bank Robbery

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on June 20, 2014. It is reproduced in full below.

Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Michel

D’Angelo, 35, of Sanford, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge Nancy

Torresen to 15 years in prison and three years of supervised release for bank robbery. D’Angelo

pleaded guilty on Feb. 13, 2014.

Court records reveal that on Sept. 21, 2012, D’Angelo stole about $1,300 from

Kennebunk Savings Bank in Berwick. D’Angelo robbed the bank disguised as a woman and

wearing a sweat suit, wig, sunglasses and a purse. He also used white surgical tape to cover a

“Real Deal" tattoo on his fingers and a pink scarf to conceal a large “Karma" tattoo on his neck.

He approached the teller counter, verbally demanded cash and said that he had a bomb in his bag

and would set it off if the teller pushed any buttons.

D’Angelo was subject to an enhanced sentence as a career offender for prior violent

crime convictions.

The investigation was conducted by the Berwick and Kittery Police Departments and the

Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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

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