Heather Brown, 50, was sentenced on July 23 by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to 120 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release for robbing three Connecticut banks in 2024, according to an announcement from David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Brown robbed the Wells Fargo Bank at 800 Wolcott Street in Waterbury on February 6, the Liberty Bank at 1030 Hamilton Avenue in Waterbury on February 7, and the Webster Bank at 575 Farmington Avenue in Bristol on February 9. Judge Oliver also ordered Brown to pay $8,328 in restitution.
Brown had last resided in New Haven and has been detained since her arrest on February 9. She pleaded guilty on October 7, 2025. The announcement said Brown was previously convicted of state bank robbery offenses in both 2006 and again in 2010, serving more than fifteen years for those offenses.
The investigation into these robberies was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation along with the Waterbury, Bristol, and Southington Police Departments. Assistant U.S. Attorney Nathan J. Guevremont prosecuted the case.
The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut serves the entire state of Connecticut; prosecutes federal crimes; handles civil cases involving the United States government within the district; employs about sixty-eight assistant U.S. attorneys as well as fifty-seven support staff members; advances justice initiatives that enhance quality of life for residents; and has produced alumni who became federal or state judges as well as elected officials, according to its official website.