February 26, 2015

Philadelphia Man Charged with Three Bank Robberies

PHILADELPHIA—Dion Jordan, 35, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was charged today by indictment with attempted bank robbery, bank robbery, armed bank robbery, and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. The charges arise from an attempted robbery of Wells Fargo Bank, 8527 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on or about June 2, 2014; a robbery of Wells Fargo Bank, 4275 County Line Road, Chalfont, Pennsylvania, on or about June 13, 2014; and an armed robbery of Wells Fargo Bank, 4275 County Line Road, Chalfont, Pennsylvania, on or about September 24, 2014.

If convicted the defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of life imprisonment.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Yvonne Osirim.

An Indictment is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.