Federal Jury Finds Bronx Man Guilty of Armed Robbery of Seven Banks and a Restaurant in Bronx, Westchester, and Putnam Counties
| U.S. Attorney’s Office November 04, 2011 |
PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that KARRIEM BARROW was found guilty yesterday of participating in a series of armed robberies that included seven banks and a restaurant in Bronx, Westchester and Putnam counties over a two-month period, following a nine-day jury trial before United States District Judge KENNETH M. KARAS in White Plains federal court.
Mr. BHARARA stated: “BARROW’S violent crimes affected not only the victims who were there during the robberies but brought fear to thousands of residents of several communities. This case stands as a shining example of how justice can be achieved through the collective action of federal, state, and local law enforcement.”
On June 18,2010, CARL FARRINGTON, BARROW’s accomplice, pleaded guilty before Judge KARAS. FARRINGTON is scheduled to be sentenced on January 20,2011 before Judge KARAS.
According to the complaint, indictment, and evidence presented at trial:
In January 2010, BARROW and FARRINGTON robbed the Golden China restaurant located at 881 E. Gun Hill Road in Bronx, New York at gunpoint. BARROW and FARRINGTON subsequently participated in a series of armed banle robberies, robbing the following banks:
| Date |
Bank |
Approximate Amount of Funds Taken |
| January 21,2010 | Key Bank, 3000 Route 6, Cortlandt Manor, New York | $4,500 |
| January 25, 2010 | Chase Bank, 1946 Pleasantville Road, Briarcliff Manor, New York | $115,500 |
| February 22,2010 | Hudson City Savings Banle, 320 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains, New York | $3,000 |
| February 22, 2010 | Chase Bank, 132 Parkway Road, Bronxville, New York | $48,000 |
| March 5, 2010 | TD Bank, 495 Central Avenue, White Plains, New York | $13,000 |
| March 15,2010 | Capital One Bank, 151 Parkway Road, Bronxville, New York | $1,027 |
| March 16,2010 | TD Banlc, 915 South Lake Boulevard, Mahopac, New York | $2,800 |
BARROW was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit armed robbery, one count of armed robbery, one count of conspiracy to commit armed bank robbery, seven counts of armed bank robbery and eight counts of using, carrying or possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. BARROW faces eight terms of life imprisonment plus a mandatory minimum consecutive term of 200 years’ imprisonment. BARROW is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge KARAS on April 4, 2012.
Mr. BHARARA praised the outstanding investigative work of the FBI and the New York State, Westchester County, White Plains, Bronxville, Briarcliff, Greenburgh, and Carmel Police Departments.
This case is being handled by the Office’s White Plains Division. Assistant United States Attorneys DOUGLAS B. BLOOM and PARVIN MOYNE are in charge of the prosecution.