David Sandy Lee Parks, Six Bank Robberies, Pennsylvania 2015

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SCRANTON – A New Haven, Connecticut man, David Sandy Lee Parks, age 61, was sentenced to 156 months’ imprisonment for six bank robberies in Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.

According to United States Attorney Bruce D. Brandler, Parks previously pleaded guilty to all six counts in a criminal information charging the following bank robberies and armed bank robberies:

Savings Institute Bank & Trust, Westerly, Rhode Island, on February 20, 2015;
Citizen’s Bank, Stonington, Connecticut, on June 24, 2015;
People’s Security Bank, Duryea, Pennsylvania, on July 3, 2015;
Wells Fargo Bank, Plymouth, Pennsylvania, on July 10, 2015;
First Niagra Bank, Trexlertown, Pennsylvania, on July 17, 2015;
and Coastway Credit Union, Warwick, Rhode Island, on June 16, 2015.

Parks was arrested on July 17, 2015, shortly after the First Niagra Bank robbery. A search incident to arrest revealed a pellet gun and other evidence connecting him to the First Niagra robbery. Parks has been detained in federal custody since his arrest.

In addition to the 156-month term of imprisonment, Judge Malachy E. Mannion also ordered that Parks be placed on supervised release for a period of three years following the service of his sentence. Judge Mannion further ordered that Parks make restitution in the amount of $49,816, which represents the total amount of money stolen in the first five robberies. The amount of $8,140 stolen from First Niagra Bank was previously returned.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Pennsylvania State Police, and multiple local police departments. Assistant United States Attorneys John Gurganus and Sean A. Camoni prosecuted the case.

Parks will serve the 156-month sentence followed by three years of supervised release and make restitution of $49,816. The investigation and prosecution of this case were a result of a collaborative effort by law enforcement agencies.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced the sentencing of David Sandy Lee Parks, age 61, of New Haven, Connecticut.

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