BOSTON – A Chelsea man was indicted today by a federal grand
jury in Boston for the September 2019 robbery of a branch of the TD Bank in
Chelsea.
Edward Robert Rezendes, 66, was indicted on one count of
bank robbery. Rezendes, who is currently on supervised release for an unrelated
bank robbery, was charged by criminal complaint in U.S. District Court earlier
this month.
According to charging documents, on Sept. 10, 2019, Rezendes
entered the bank, handed a teller a demand note, and left the bank with
approximately $3,760.
The charging statute provides for a sentence of up to 10
years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000.
Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S.
Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling; Joseph R.
Bonavolonta, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Boston Field Division; and Chelsea Police Chief Brian Kyes made the
announcement made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam W. Deitch of
Lelling’s Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case.
The details contained in the charging documents are
allegations. The defendant is presumed
innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of
law.
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