RICHMOND, Va. – A Virginia Beach man pleaded guilty today to
committing a dozen bank robberies throughout Virginia and North Carolina in
2016 and 2017.
According to court documents, Russell Carter, 50, robbed 11
banks and attempted to rob another, all by approaching the tellers with a note
demanding money, and claiming that he had a firearm. Carter robbed nine banks
in the Richmond, Williamsburg, and Fredericksburg areas, as well as one bank in
Charlottesville, and one in Durham, North Carolina.
Carter pleaded guilty to bank robbery and faces a maximum
penalty of 40 years in prison when sentenced on June 19. Actual sentences for
federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties. A federal
district court judge will determine any sentence after taking into account the
U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Tracy Doherty-McCormick, Acting U.S. Attorney for the
Eastern District of Virginia, and Adam S. Lee, Special Agent in Charge of the
FBI’s Richmond Field Office, made the announcement after U.S. District Judge
John A. Gibney, Jr. accepted the plea. Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter S. Duffey
is prosecuting the case.
This investigation was conducted by FBI Richmond’s Central
Virginia Violent Crimes Task Force.
A copy of this press release is located on the website of
the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Related court
documents and information is located on the website of the District Court for
the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No.
3:17-cr-166.
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