Perrysburg Man Charged with Eight Bank and Credit Union Robberies

An criminal information was filed against Bernie Augustyniak, age 45, of Perrysburg, Ohio, Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, announced today.

The information charges Augustyniak with robbery of the Sun Federal Credit Union, located at 4760 Monroe St., Toledo, Ohio, on November 27, 2009, and January 21, 2010 respectively; Charter One Bank, located at 5911 Lewis Ave., Toledo, Ohio, on March 5, 2010; Sun Federal Credit Union, located at 3341 Executive Parkway, Toledo, Ohio, on April 2, 2010; Huntington National Bank, located at 1509 Main St., Genoa, Ohio, on May 21, 2010; Sun Federal Credit Union, located at 3341 Executive Parkway, Toledo, Ohio, on July 9, 2010; First Federal Savings & Loan, located at 3234 Holland Sylvania Rd, Toledo, Ohio, on August 5, 2010; and Huntington National Bank, located at 1509 Main St., Genoa, Ohio, on September 23. 2010.

If convicted, the defendant’s sentence will be determined by the court after reviewing factors unique to this case, including the defendant’s prior criminal record, if any, the defendant’s role in the offense and the characteristics of the violation. In all cases the sentence will not exceed the statutory maximum and in most cases it will be less than the maximum.

The investigating agency in this case is the Federal Bureau of Investigation Northwest Ohio Violent Crime Task Force, Toledo, Ohio. The case is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney Thomas O. Secor.

An information is only a charge and 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.