Justin Worley, Bank Robbery, Rhode Island 2012

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – In a shocking turn of events, 34-year-old Justin L. Worley has agreed to plead guilty in federal court to robbing eight banks in Rhode Island and one in Massachusetts, totaling $32,633.

According to court documents, Worley will admit to the court that on nine separate occasions he entered financial institutions, and using implied or explicit threats, including the threat of death in at least four of the robberies, he robbed the banks.

The bank robberies took place between April 16, 2012, and September 18, 2012, with Worley robbing eight financial institutions in Rhode Island and one in Seekonk, Massachusetts, on February 23, 2012.

Worley was arrested at a motel in Seekonk on September 19, 2012, by East Providence, R.I., and Seekonk, Mass., police.

The maximum statutory penalty for bank robbery is 20 years in federal prison; a fine of up to $250,000; and a term of supervised release of 3 years.

Worley has been detained in federal custody since November 15, 2012.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys William J. Ferland and Paul F. Daly, Jr.

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