DALLAS - A Dallas man who admitted robbing five banks in the DFW metroplex in September 2014 was sentenced this afternoon, announced Acting U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
Michael Bennett Smith, 44, was sentenced to 71 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle. He has been in custody since his arrest shortly after committing his last bank robbery.
Smith pleaded guilty to five counts of bank robbery, admitting committing the following bank robberies:
Sept. 2, 2014 - Commercial Bank of Texas, 721 South Central Expressway, Allen, Texas
September 6, 2014 - BBVA Compass Bank, 484 East Round Grove Road, Lewisville, Texas
September 8, 2014 - Wells Fargo Bank, 4771 Saturn Road, Garland, Texas
Sept. 11, 2014 - Wells Fargo Bank, 4703 State Highway 121, The Colony, Texas
Sept. 18, 2014 - Wells Fargo Bank, 1727 South Loop 288, Denton, Texas
The FBI Dallas Violent Crimes Task Force investigated, with assistance from Allen, The Colony, Denton, Garland and Lewisville Police Departments. Assistant U.S. Attorney Keith Robinson prosecuted.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
