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Defense against federal bank robbery charges under 18 U.S.C. § 2113 in the District of
Arizona. Aggressive representation for all subsections including armed robbery and
receiving stolen bank funds.
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You’ve been arrested for robbing a bank or you’re being investigated for your involvement in a bank robbery. Federal bank robbery under 18 U.S.C. 2113 carries up to 20 years in prison and up to 25 years if a weapon was used or anyone was put in danger. The FBI investigates these cases aggressively using surveillance footage, GPS tracking, dye pack evidence and witness identifications. Even being the getaway driver makes you equally liable.
I’ve defended bank robbery cases at every level from demand-note robberies to armed takeovers. I know how to challenge eyewitness identifications, suppress illegally obtained evidence and negotiate with prosecutors when the evidence is strong. Call me before you talk to the FBI.
18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) is the federal statute that makes it a crime to rob or attempt to rob a bank, credit union, or savings and loan association. It covers taking property through force, intimidation, or extortion, as well as entering a bank with the intent to commit a felony or larceny.
18 U.S.C. § 2113 also encompasses the robbery of:
• An armored truck or bank messenger
• A night depository
• An automatic teller machine (ATM)
Subsection (a) prohibits the taking or attempted taking by force, intimidation, or extortion, of any property, money, or any other thing of value belonging to, or in the care, custody, control, management, or possession of any bank, credit union, or savings and loan association.
Furthermore, anyone who enters or attempts to enter any building used in whole or in part as a bank, credit union, or savings and loan association with the intent to commit any felony affecting such financial institution or any larceny is subject to a fine, twenty years imprisonment, or both.
Subsection (b) outlines the penalties for anyone who takes and carries away, with the intent to steal or purloin, any property or money or any thing of value in the care, custody, control, management, or possession of any bank, credit union, or savings and loan.
The maximum penalty for violation of this subsection is a fine and ten years imprisonment if the value of the property exceeds $100. The maximum penalty is a fine and one year imprisonment if the property's value is $100 or less.
Subsection (c) makes it a crime to knowingly receive, possess, conceal, store, barter, sell, or dispose of any property, money, or any thing of value which has been taken or stolen from a bank, credit union, or savings and loan association.
Violators of this subsection are subjected to the same penalties provided in subsection (b) for the taker.
Subsection (d) states that anyone who assaults any person, or puts in jeopardy the life of any person by the use of a dangerous weapon or device while committing any offense described in subsections (a) or (b) is subject to a fine and up to twenty-five years imprisonment.
Importantly, toy weapons and hoax bomb devices fall within the purview of this subsection. The use of any item that creates the appearance of a dangerous weapon can trigger the enhanced penalties.
Federal bank robbery penalties vary significantly based on the specific subsection charged:
Additional sentencing enhancements may apply under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines based on the amount stolen, use of weapons, physical injury to victims, and the defendant’s criminal history.
Defending against federal bank robbery charges requires careful examination of the evidence and the specific elements the government must prove.
Additional sentencing enhancements may apply under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines based on the amount stolen, use of weapons, physical injury to victims, and the defendant’s criminal history.
Defending against federal bank robbery charges requires careful examination of the evidence and the specific elements the government must prove.
Bank robbery becomes a federal offense when the institution is federally insured (FDIC) or federally chartered. Most banks and credit unions in the United States qualify, which means nearly all bank robberies can be prosecuted federally.
Yes. Under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(d), toy weapons and hoax bomb devices fall within the statute. If you used any item that created the appearance of a dangerous weapon, you face up to 25 years in prison.
You can still be charged as an aider and abettor or co-conspirator. Under federal law, anyone who aids, abets, counsels, or procures the commission of a federal offense is punishable as a principal.
Yes. Under 18 U.S.C. § 2113(c), knowingly receiving, possessing, concealing, or disposing of property stolen from a bank is a federal offense carrying up to 10 years in prison.
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