Middletown Man Admits Robbing 3 Supermarket Banks

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GINO RIZZO, 29, of Middletown, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to bank robbery.

According to court documents and statements made in court, using notes demanding cash, Rizzo robbed People’s United Bank branches located in Stop & Shop supermarkets in Glastonbury on July 16, 2022, in Newington on July 18, 2022, and in West Hartford July 20, 2022.

Rizzo was arrested on July 21, 2022.

On April 11, 2023, while on pre-trial release, Rizzo disconnected his GPS electronic monitoring bracelet and absconded from his court-mandated rehabilitation center.  He has been detained since his re-arrest on May 22, 2023.

Judge Meyer scheduled sentencing for October 17, at which time Rizzo faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years.

This matter has been investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Middletown, Glastonbury, Newington, and West Hartford Police Departments.  The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Stephanie T. Levick and Robert S. Dearington.