Cleveland Man Charged in Robberies of Three Banks

Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, today announced that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment against John W. Mann, age 46, of Cleveland, Ohio, in connection with the recent robberies of three Cleveland banks. The three-count indictment alleges that Mann used force, violence and intimidation to rob the Key Bank at 2047 West 25th Street of $4,415.00 on December 4, 2009, the Fifth Third Bank at 3885 Rocky River Drive of $3,979.00 on January 16, 2010, and the Charter One Bank at 17411 Lorain Avenue of $2,580.00 on January 27, 2010.

The sentence in this case will be determined by the Court after consideration of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines which depend upon a number of factors unique to each case, including the defendant’s prior criminal record, if any, the defendant’s role in the offense and the unique characteristics of the violation. In all case the sentence will not exceed the statutory maximum and in most cases it will be less than the maximum.

The case was presented to the grand jury by Assistant United States Attorney Joseph P. Schmitz following an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cleveland Police Department.

An indictment is not evidence of guilt. A defendant is entitled to a fair trial in which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.