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Convicted Bank Robber From PA Admits Robbing 2 More Banks in Camden County, NJ
A Pennsylvania man has admitted to robbing two banks in Camden County while out on federal supervised release on prior bank robbery convictions.
U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger's office says 54-year-old Leon I. Stanford of Wilkes Barre, PA, pleaded guilty to two counts of bank robbery.
- On February 22nd, 2020, Stanford entered the TD Bank in Oaklyn and handed the bank teller a note which announced a robbery and demanded cash. The bank teller complied, and witnesses saw him depart in a white SUV.
- Two days later, Stanford entered the Republic Bank in Cherry Hill and handed the bank teller a note which announced a robbery and demanded cash. The bank teller complied and witnesses saw Stanford depart in a white SUV.
Investigators were able to obtain a partial license plate number of that white SUV from surveillance videos in the area, which eventually lead them to Stanford being identified as the suspect in bank surveillance videos.
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At the time of these bank robberies, Stanford was on federal supervised release as a result of prior bank robbery convictions, for which he served a 10-year term of imprisonment.
Each bank robbery charge carries up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Sentencing is scheduled for July 18th.