Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Tomah Man Pleads Guilty to Robbing Union Center Bank

February 24, 2010 - MADISON, WI—Stephen P. Sinnott, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Richard Molinaro, 36, Tomah, Wis., pled guilty today before Chief U.S. District Court Judge Barbara B. Crabb to robbing the Farmers State Bank, Union Center, Wis., on December 9, 2008.

Molinaro faces maximum penalties of 25 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Molinaro will be sentenced at 12:40 p.m. on April 26, 2010.

Molinaro admitted today that he and another man robbed the Farmers State Bank and that his accomplice carried a handgun during the robbery.

Molinaro's guilty plea followed an investigation by the Union Center Police Department, Juneau County Sheriff's Department, and Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Prosecution of this case has been handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O'Shea.

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