Bank Robber Pleads Guilty
| U.S. Attorney’s Office November 17, 2010 |
PHILADELPHIA—Hiram Joseph Adams, 45, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty today to four counts of bank robbery and one count of attempted bank robbery, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. On July 8, 2009, Adams robbed the Wachovia Bank at 1700 Market Street, Philadelphia; on January 21, 2009, Adams robbed the Valley Green Bank at 7226 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia; on May 4, 2010, Adams robbed the Citizens Bank at 1000 Easton Road, Cheltenham Township; on May 28, 2010, Adams attempted to rob the Citizens Bank at 8616 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia; on June 4, 2010, Adams robbed the Sovereign Bank at 800 E. Willow Grove, Springfield Township, Pennsylvania.
U.S. District Court Judge Legrome D. Davis scheduled sentencing for February 17,2011. Adams faces a total maximum sentence of 100 years in prison and a fine of up to $1.25 million.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It is being prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Attorney William H. Weiland and Assistant United States Attorney Salvatore L. Astolfi.