Michael Maslar, Bank Robbery, Connecticut 2015

A brazen bank robbery in Meriden, Connecticut, has ended in a lengthy prison sentence for the perpetrator. Michael Maslar, a 59-year-old resident of the same city, was sentenced to 151 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for bank robbery and violating the conditions of his supervised release from a prior federal conviction for bank robbery.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on September 22, 2014, Michael Maslar entered the TD Bank on East Main Street in Meriden, wearing a pillowcase with holes cut into it over his head. He approached the teller counter and demanded that bank employees give him cash in $50 and $100 denominations, stating that he had a gun. Bank employees complied with Maslar’s demands and gave him $5,658. Maslar took the money, placed it inside a plastic bag, and exited the bank. He was arrested shortly thereafter by Meriden Police.

Maslar’s criminal history includes two prior federal convictions for bank robbery, as well as convictions for involuntary manslaughter and assault. In March 2003, Maslar was sentenced in Hartford federal court to 165 months of imprisonment for robbing a bank in Meriden on September 11, 2001. He was released from prison in January 2014, and was on federal supervised release at the time of the September 2014 bank robbery.

Maslar has been detained since his arrest on September 22, 2014. On March 10, 2015, he pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery and admitted that he violated the conditions of his supervised release. Judge Shea imposed a concurrent sentence of two years of imprisonment for the supervised release violation.

The matter was investigated by the FBI and the Meriden Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jacabed Rodriguez-Coss.

As a result of his crimes, Michael Maslar will spend the next 12.5 years behind bars. His lengthy sentence serves as a reminder that bank robbery is a serious crime with severe consequences.

Maslar’s exact address was not provided in the source material.

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