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Robber Who Asked for Change Gets 63 Months in Prison
...has to pay the
money back too!
BALTIMORE, Maryland - Thomas M. DiBiagio,
United States Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced today that Robert Plott,
age 50, of Baltimore, Maryland was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge
William D. Quarles to serve 63 months in prison for three counts of bank robbery followed
by 3 years of supervised release. Judge Quarles also ordered Plott to pay restitution to
the banks he robbed.
According to the statement of facts presented to the court as part of his
plea agreement, between October 15 and 27, 2003, Plott committed three bank robberies in
downtown Baltimore City at the following locations: Provident Bank at 114 East Lexington
Street and the Susquehanna Bank at 22 Light Street (robbed twice). In each robbery, Plott
presented the bank tellers with holdup notes demanding cash. During the first robbery, the
teller handed Plott approximately $580 in U.S. currency from her cash drawer. Plott then
handed her back a single $100 bill and asked for change – five $20 bills. The teller
complied with this request. Plott then took the proceeds of his robbery and fled the bank
on foot.
Plott committed the second and third robberies in a similar fashion, using
notes and asking for change for a $100 bill. He escaped with approximately $1000 and $222,
respectively. However, shortly after leaving the bank following his third robbery on
October 27, 2003, a dye-pack exploded in Plott’s pocket, allowing the police to
locate and arrest him. Plott eventually confessed to all three robberies.This case was
investigated by the Baltimore City Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant United
States Attorney Michael Leotta.
