MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for
the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Albert Singer, 24, Madison,
Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James Peterson to five
years in federal prison for bank robbery. Singer pleaded guilty to this charge
on July 25, 2019.
Singer robbed the Chase Bank on East Towne Boulevard in
Madison on August 11, 2018. During the
bank robbery, Singer presented the victim bank teller with a note stating that
it was a robbery, and threatened them harm if they didn’t give him money.
Noting that bank robberies have a significant effect on
victims, Judge Peterson said that even though a weapon was not used, Singer
still harmed the victim. Singer was on
state supervision for robbery at the time of this bank robbery, and is facing
revocation in that case.
This case has been brought as part of Project Safe
Neighborhoods (PSN), the U.S. Justice Department’s program to reduce violent
crime. The PSN approach involves
collaboration by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, prosecutors
and communities to prevent and deter violent crime.
The charge against Singer was the result of an investigation
conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Madison Police
Department. The prosecution of the case
has been handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Corey Stephan.
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