Cleveland Man Arrested for His Alleged Involvement in Three Bank Robberies

C. Frank Figliuzzi, Special Agent in Charge of the Cleveland Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), for the Northern District of Ohio, announces the arrest of John W. Mann, age 46, of Cleveland, Ohio, on January 29, 2010. Mann is charged with one count of federal bank robbery for his involvement in the robbery of the Fifth Third Bank, 3885 Rocky River Drive, Cleveland, Ohio, on January 16, 2010. Mann has charges pending in the robberies of the Key Bank, 2047 W. 25th Street, Cleveland, Ohio, on December 4, 2009, and the Charter One Bank, 17411 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, on January 27, 2010.

Mann was currently on federal probation for bank robbery convictions in 2004 and was released from prison in March of 2008. These bank robberies were investigated by the Cleveland Division of Police and the Cleveland Office of the FBI with the assistance of United States Probation Department, Cleveland, Ohio.

Mann will appear today in United States District Court, Cleveland, Ohio, for his initial appearance on the bank robbery charge.

Any questions regarding this news release can be directed to SA Scott T. Wilson at the Cleveland Office of the FBI, 216-522-1400.