Mark Nicholas Espinosa, Bank Robbery, Kentucky 2018

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A former armored truck driver has been accused of stealing over $900,000 from his vehicle and using the money to fund a lavish lifestyle.

Mark Nicholas Espinosa, a former employee of GardaWorld, has been indicted by a federal grand jury with five charges related to the theft of the money, announced United States Attorney Russell M. Coleman.

According to the indictment, Espinosa stole more than $900,000 from a GardaWorld armored truck on December 5, 2018. The money included over $1,000 in cash from the PNC Bank.

Espinosa transported the stolen cash to Connecticut, where he was found with $850,000 in cash on January 30, 2019. He also used the stolen money to purchase a 2018 Chevrolet Malibu for $21,193.28 in cash in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on December 10, 2018.

The indictment also alleges that Espinosa deposited $3,300 into a Citizens Bank account under the name Sam Smith, using money stolen from the GardaWorld truck, on December 21, 2018, in Middlesex County, Connecticut.

Espinosa faces up to 10 years in prison for each of the charges of theft from a common carrier, bank robbery, interstate transportation of stolen money, and monetary transactions involving stolen money. He also faces up to 20 years in prison for money laundering, in addition to a term of supervised release.

The case is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Louisville Metro Police Department. Assistant United States Attorneys David Weiser and Rob Bonar are prosecuting the case.

The indictment of a person by a Grand Jury is an accusation only and that person is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdky/pr/former-louisville-armored-truck-driver-indicted-federal-grand-jury