PITTSBURGH – Nicole Wallace, 34, of Carnegie, Pennsylvania,
and Edward Hooten, 42, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, have been charged in two
separate but related indictments with conspiring to rob three area banks, armed
bank robbery, attempted armed bank robbery, and aiding and abetting armed bank
robbery, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
According to the February 12, 2019 indictments, Wallace and
Hooten, conspired to, and aided and abetted, the armed robbery of Huntington
Bank in Pittsburgh, PA on October 17, 2018. Wallace is also charged with
conspiring to, and aiding and abetting, the attempted armed robbery the First
National Bank in Pittsburgh, PA on October 26, 2018, and the armed robbery of
First National Bank in Pittsburgh, PA on October 29, 2018.
The law provides for a maximum total sentence of 25 years
for each aiding and abetting count, a fine of $250,000, or both. Under the
Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed would be based upon
the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the
defendants.
Assistant United States Attorney Nicole Vasquez Schmitt is
prosecuting the cases on behalf of the government.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted the
investigation leading to the indictments in this case.
An indictment is an accusation. A defendant is presumed
innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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