Andrea Dorsey, Armed Bank Robbery, New Jersey 2014

Plundering the public’s trust: Andrea Dorsey, a 54-year-old woman from Plainfield, New Jersey, was sentenced to 87 months in prison for her roles as a lookout and getaway driver in three armed bank robberies.

The heists took place at the Financial Resources Federal Credit Union in Somerset on September 26, 2011, the Somerset Savings Bank in Somerville on November 21, 2011, and the Fulton Bank in Metuchen on June 20, 2012.

Dorsey, who pleaded guilty to three counts of bank robbery, admitted to gathering information for her accomplice, Claude Williams, about the number of employees working at the banks.

Williams, a 62-year-old man from Elizabeth, New Jersey, was charged with conspiracy to commit bank robbery, seven counts of bank robbery, eight counts of using a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and one count of attempted bank robbery.

The duo was arrested on July 30, 2012, near a Unity Bank in Somerset. Williams was wearing a bandana, and law enforcement found a handgun and white gloves in the car.

Dorsey was sentenced to 87 months in prison, four years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $59,387 in restitution.

U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman credited special agents with the FBI, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Aaron T. Ford in Newark, with the investigation.

The case is a reminder that bank robberies have serious consequences, and those involved will be held accountable.

Andrea Dorsey, Real Full Name: Andrea Dorsey, Exact Criminal Charges: three counts of bank robbery, City and State: Plainfield, New Jersey, Exact Date: sentenced today, Sentence or Outcome: 87 months in prison, Dollar Amounts: $59,387 in restitution.

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