A brazen bank robbery in Council Bluffs, Iowa, has ended with a 45-year-old resident facing 65 months behind bars.
William Martin Fiorito, Jr., entered Peoples National Bank located at 333 West Broadway on October 11, 2011, where he produced a note demanding money and advising he had a firearm. The teller at the time of the robbery observed what appeared to be the grips of a handgun protruding from the top of Fiorito’s waistband, and the teller provided money to Fiorito as demanded.
Fiorito left the bank and entered a second Peoples National Bank located at 1600 West Broadway a few minutes later. Fiorito again demanded money, but left the second bank without obtaining any money.
The investigation was conducted by the Council Bluffs Police Department, Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, Pottawattamie County Attorney’s Office, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.
On January 16, 2013, Fiorito was sentenced by United States District Judge John Jarvey to 65 months imprisonment for bank robbery. Judge Jarvey also ordered Fiorito to serve a three-year term of supervised release following incarceration.
Fiorito had previously pled guilty on October 4, 2012, admitting to the commission of bank robbery.
In total, Fiorito will serve a significant amount of time for the brazen bank robbery in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
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Key Facts
- State: Iowa
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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