Phoenix Bank Robber Sentenced to Ten Years In Federal Prison

PHOENIX—Donald Michael Hill, 50, of Apache Junction, Ariz., was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Mary H. Murguia to 10 years in federal prison for bank robbery. On May 18, 2009, Hill pleaded guilty to Bank Robbery. He has two prior convictions for robbing banks.

On June 5, 2006, Hill entered a Bank of America in Mesa, Ariz., wearing a Bill Clinton mask. He told bank employees this his duffle bag contained an explosive device that would explode if he used the remote control he carried in his hand. He demanded that one of the tellers take him to the vault and give him cash. Tellers were able to activate the alarm and Hill was apprehended as he left the bank. Hill was carrying what looked like an explosive device in the duffle bag.

The investigation in this case was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Bank Robbery Task Force. The FBI has partnered with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, the Mesa Police Department, the Phoenix Police Department, the Scottsdale Police Department, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office to form the Bank Robbery Task Force in order to investigate, arrest and seek prosecution of those responsible for robbing banks in the Valley. The prosecution was handled by Dimitra H. Sampson, Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Arizona, Phoenix.

CASE NUMBER: CR-06-00580-PHX-MHM

RELEASE NUMBER: 2009-297 (Hill)