Timothy L. Mulvey, Aggravated Bank Robbery, New York 2018

Timothy L. Mulvey, a 34-year-old man from Grand Island, New York, has pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated bank robbery, a crime that carries a maximum penalty of 50 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Mulvey robbed the Northwest Savings Bank on Grand Island Boulevard on Grand Island on June 27, 2018, and the M&T Bank on Military Road in Niagara Falls on July 11, 2018. In both incidents, Mulvey wore a disguise and displayed a dangerous weapon that looked like a handgun or a black gun, demanding cash from the tellers.

The total amount of cash stolen was approximately $2,957. The victim tellers passed Mulvey $2,044 in United States currency from the Northwest Savings Bank and $913 from the M&T Bank.

At the time of the bank robberies, Mulvey was on New York State parole. He met with his parole officer, Niagara Falls Police detectives, and members of the FBI for multiple interviews, providing conflicting and false information regarding his whereabouts on July 11, 2018. Mulvey also provided his cellphone to law enforcement and consented to its download, but attempted to remotely erase the phone while it was in the possession of law enforcement.

Between July 2018 and July 2019, while in custody, the defendant’s telephone calls were subject to recording and monitoring. On July 22, 2018, Mulvey called his then-girlfriend from jail and instructed her to search in the basement insulation of their shared residence and to take whatever she found and ‘Go find a dumpster somewhere and throw everything out.’ The defendant told his girlfriend that New York State parole had planted something in the basement insulation ‘probably near the washer and dryer.’

Charges remain pending against Mulvey’s parents, Lawrence and Cheryl, and his sister, Kelsey.

Mandatory facts: Defendant/respondent full name – Timothy L. Mulvey, Exact criminal charges – two counts of aggravated bank robbery, City and state – Buffalo, New York, Exact date – multiple dates, Sentence or outcome – maximum penalty of 50 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, Dollar amounts – $2,044 and $913.

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