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Bank Robber Sentenced to 18 Years' Imprisonment Milpitas Man Stole More than $90,000 from Bank of America in Three Armed Bank Robberies

U.S. Attorney’s Office September 30, 2009
  • Northern District of California (415) 436-7200

SAN JOSE, CA—Following his plea to three counts of armed bank robbery and to brandishing a firearm during one of those robberies, Froilan Alix Roldan was sentenced today to 18 years in prison and ordered to pay $90,594.99 in restitution, United States Attorney Joseph P. Russoniello announced.

“Under the present laws governing federal sentences and federal Bureau of Prison rules and regulations, Mr. Roldan will likely serve a minimum of 5400 days in prison, assuming he earns the ‘good time credits’ likely to be granted to him at the beginning of his sentence,” Russoniello said. “In effect, his bank robbery spree, even if he got to keep the proceeds, which he won’t, would be the equivalent of working for $ 2.00 an hour. If ‘crime pays’ at all, his case demonstrates it doesn’t pay very well.”

Roldan, 30, of Milpitas, Calif., pleaded guilty on July 8 to three counts of armed bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and (d); and one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). Roldan admitted to robbing the Bank of America, located at 2925 Scott Boulevard, in Santa Clara, Calif., in 2003, 2004 and 2005, and to stealing more than $90,000 from the bank. He also admitted to using a firearm to commit one of those robberies.

The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Court Judge Jeremy Fogel. Judge Fogel also sentenced the defendant to a five year period of supervised release following his release from prison. The defendant is in custody and will begin serving the sentence immediately.

Daniel Kaleba is the Assistant U.S. Attorney who prosecuted the case with the assistance of Susan Kreider. The prosecution is the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Santa Clara Police Department, and the County of Santa Clara Crime Laboratory. The United States Attorney thanks and commends the Santa Clara Police Department and the county crime laboratory for its excellent work on this case.

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