May 21, 2014

Hampton Woman Sentenced on Bank Robbery Charges

CONCORD, NH—Danielle Reader, 31, of Hampton, was sentenced in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to 46 months in prison for two counts of aiding and abetting bank robbery, announced United States Attorney John P. Kacavas.

On April 3 and April 20, 2013, an individual walked into the victim banks in Hampton, New Hampshire, where he presented a handwritten note demanding money. After departing with the stolen funds, the individual escaped the scene in a getaway vehicle driven by Reader. In total, Reader and her accomplice stole more than $9,000. The court also imposed three years of supervised release and full restitution to the victims.

Special Agents Laura Hanlon and John Ennis led the investigation for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in collaboration with the Police Departments of Hampton and Seabrook, New Hampshire. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Nick Abramson.