United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Robert E. Sanford, age 37, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced September 7, 2018, by the Honorable Robert F. Rossiter, Jr., for bank robbery. Sanford received a sentence of 12 ½ years’ imprisonment, three years of supervised release and was ordered to pay $4,315.00 in restitution.
On Dec. 26, 2017, Sanford went to the Bank of West at 4724 South 24th Street in Omaha. He was wearing sunglasses and had his hands in his pockets when he demanded $10,000. The teller feared he had a weapon and gave him $4,315.00 that was in her drawer.
Although Sanford did not have a gun, he had two prior robbery convictions and was sentenced as a career offender.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Great Plains Violent Crimes Task Force and Omaha Police robbery unit.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
