Former Sanford Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery Charge

PORTLAND, ME—United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty, II announced that Michel D’Angelo, a/k/a “Karma,” 34, formerly of Sanford, Maine, pled guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court in Portland to robbing Kennebunk Savings Bank in Berwick, Maine, on September 21, 2012.

According to court records, D’Angelo entered the bank wearing a women’s sweatsuit, a wig, and sunglasses and qA carrying a purse. He approached the teller counter and demanded cash, stating that he had a bomb in his bag and that he would set it off if the teller pushed any buttons. He absconded with $1,298.25. D’Angelo was assisted by his girlfriend, Jennica Miller, who gave him her clothing and accessories, drove the getaway car, and placed diversionary 911 emergency calls to the Berwick police at the time of the robbery falsely claiming that she had been stabbed by her boyfriend.

D’Angelo faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. He will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigation report by the United States Probation Office. For her involvement, on January 14, 2014, Miller pled guilty to aiding and abetting the bank robbery. She awaits sentencing.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Berwick and Kittery, Maine and Middleborough and New Bedford, Massachusetts Police Departments. U.S. Attorney Delahanty praised the cooperation among these law enforcement agencies, noting that “this bank robbery was solved because local and federal law enforcement agencies across two states worked closely together.”