January 27, 2010 - Acting United States Attorney Robert S. Cessar announced today, January 26, 2010, that on January 22, 2010, Richard Wayne Hoyt, a resident of Corning, New York, was sentenced in federal court in Pittsburgh to 151 months in prison followed by three years supervised release on his conviction relating to three bank robberies and one attempted bank robbery. In addition, Hoyt was sentenced to a consecutive term of 24 months imprisonment for committing these bank robberies while on supervised release in the Northern District of Ohio following his prior federal conviction stemming from ten previous bank robberies.
United States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer imposed the sentences on Hoyt, age 39.
According to information presented to the court by Assistant United States Attorney Charles A. Eberle, Hoyt attempted to rob the Fidelity Bank located at 2034 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on March 6, 2007. On March 7, 2007, Hoyt robbed the National City Bank located at 4808 McKnight Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. On March 9, 2007, Hoyt robbed the National City Bank, located at 10 Old Clairton Road, Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania. Finally, on March 12, 2007, Hoyt robbed the Citizens Bank located at 4210 William Penn Highway, Monroeville, Pennsylvania.
Mr. Cessar commended the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Pleasant Hills Police, the Pittsburgh Police, and the Monroeville Police for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Hoyt.
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