NEWARK, N.J. – A Hudson County, New Jersey, man today
admitted his role in two bank robberies and one attempted bank robbery and to
impersonating a federal agent, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
William Tedeschi, 48, of Jersey City, New Jersey, pleaded
guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Brian R. Martinotti to an
indictment charging him with one count of bank robbery, one count of attempted
bank robbery, and one count of impersonating a federal agent. Tedeschi was
previously charged by indictment in December 2019, and his co-defendants were
charged in the same indictment for their roles in a Union City bank robbery.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made
in court:
On Sept. 8, 2019, Tedeschi entered a Jersey City business
purporting to be an FBI agent soliciting donations for a fictitious charity
benefitting law enforcement. On Nov. 5, 2019, Tedeschi and his co-defendants
robbed a bank in Union City, New Jersey, and split the robbery proceeds. On
Nov. 16, 2019, Tedeschi attempted to rob a bank in Newark, and on Nov. 26,
2019, Tedeschi robbed a bank in Elizabeth, New Jersey. During the two completed
robberies and the attempted robbery, Tedeschi handed the bank tellers notes
demanding cash.
The bank robbery charges to which Tedeschi pleaded guilty
carry a maximum potential penalty of 20 years in prison and $250,000 fine; the
impersonation of a federal officer charge carries a maximum penalty of three
years and a $250,000 fine. Tedeschi’s sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 1, 2020.
U.S. Attorney Carpenito credited special agents of the FBI,
under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Gregory W. Ehrie in Newark, with
the investigation leading to today’s guilty plea. He also thanked the Jersey
City Police Department, Elizabeth Police Department, Newark Police Department,
and Union City Police Department for their assistance.
The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney
Cymetra M. Williams of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Health Care Fraud Unit in
Newark.
The charge and allegations against the remaining defendants
are merely accusations, and they are presumed innocent unless and until proven
guilty.
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