BOSTON – A Boston man was indicted yesterday by a federal
grand jury in Worcester for the October 2019 robberies of the TD Bank in
Worcester and the East Boston Savings Bank in Revere.
Samuel Jose Baptista, 27, was indicted on two counts of bank
robbery. In November 2019, Baptista was charged by criminal complaint.
According to charging documents, on Oct. 20, 2019, Baptista
entered a branch of TD Bank in Worcester and demanded $10,000 from the bank
teller. On Oct. 26, Baptista entered a branch of the East Boston Savings Bank
in Revere and demanded $20,000. In both instances, Baptista threatened to
detonate a bomb he allegedly was carrying if the bank did not turn over money
to him.
The charging statute provides for a sentence of up to 20
years, 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; Worcester Police Chief Steven M. Sargent; and Revere
Police Chief James Guido made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lucy
Sun of Lelling’s Worcester Branch Office 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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