Accused Serial Bank Robber Suspected in Additional Holdup

***Update: Clyde Allen Nixon was taken into custody on May 1, 2012 at approximately 10:30 a.m. by the Kingsport Police Department in Kingsport, Tennessee. Officers received information regarding Nixon’s location and when they tried to take him into custody, he fled the scene in a vehicle. He was arrested a short time later and is now facing charges in Tennessee in additional to numerous charges related to bank robberies in North Carolina.***

The Charlotte Division of the FBI, the Raleigh Police Department, the Asheville Police Department, and the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office are seeking assistance to locate a serial bank robbery suspect. Clyde Allen Nixon (09/14/1951) is now believed to be responsible for five bank robberies, including one last week in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Nixon is believed to be responsible for robberies at:

■Wells Fargo—900 Smokey Park Highway, Asheville, NC, February 9, 2012;

■RBC Centura—1007 Smokey Park Highway, Buncombe County, NC, February 24, 2012;

■First Citizens Bank—1375 Patton Avenue, Asheville, NC, March 20, 2012;

■First Bank—6 Dogwood Road, Candler, NC, March 30, 2012; and

■PNC Bank—2412 Wycliff Road, Raleigh, NC, April 26, 2012.

Nixon was believed to have a female companion waiting outside the bank in the most recent robbery in Raleigh. She is described as a white female, possibly in her mid-30s, with long dark brown or black hair.

Nixon has friends and family throughout North Carolina and South Carolina. He has recently been seen in Buncombe, Carteret, Cleveland, Craven, Gaston, and Mecklenburg Counties in North Carolina. He should be considered armed and dangerous.

If you see Clyde Allen Nixon, do not try to approach him—call 911. If you have information about Nixon’s whereabouts, call Raleigh CrimeStoppers at 919-834-HELP, the Asheville Police Department at 828-252-1110, the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office at 828-255-5050, or the Charlotte Division of the FBI at 704-672-6100.

Raleigh Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme

RALEIGH—United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that Roger Van Santvoord Camp, 68, pled guilty last week to a six-count indictment charging him with four counts of bank fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1344(2), and two counts of aggravated identity theft, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1028A.

At his arraignment on April 11, 2012, Camp pled not guilty, and the matter proceeded to jury trial before United States District Court Judge Terrence W. Boyle, in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. At the close of the government presenting its case, Camp pled guilty to all six counts of the indictment.

The investigation uncovered a scheme in which Camp defrauded three North Carolina banks and attempted to defraud an additional bank. Camp perpetuated the scheme by submitting falsified documents and documents with forged signatures, in connection with a $3,800,000 commercial mortgage from Key Source Bank, a $2,000,000 construction loan from Capital Bank, and a $150,000 commercial line of credit from North State Bank. Camp also attempted to defraud TrustAtlantic Bank out of $500,000 by submitting falsified documents in connection with an application for a commercial line of credit.

Camp was the owner and manager of FEC Partners LLC, a company that he established for purposes of opening Z-Bowl, a bowling alley and family entertainment center in Mebane, North Carolina. The site selected by Camp for the proposed bowling alley and family entertainment center was located in a building that was part of a strip mall. The site had been used as a retail outlet in the past, and consequently, extensive interior renovations were required to convert and reconfigure the space from a retail outlet to a bowling alley. The costs of this proposed renovation were extensive, and Camp did not have sufficient cash available. Camp sought financing from a high net worth individual, who declined to invest in or finance Camp’s bowling alley project.

Knowing that Key Source Bank, Capital Bank, and TrustAtlantic Bank would not approve his commercial loan applications without a guarantor who had substantial financial assets, Camp submitted forged and falsified documents purporting to show that the high net worth individual had agreed to serve as the personal guarantor of the Key Source and Capital Banks loans. Some of these documents included forged signatures and notarizations. Another document purported to be a detailed financial statement of the high net worth individual. In fact, the document contained information that had been completely fabricated. With respect to North State Bank, Camp submitted a false and fraudulent account statement from a wealth management firm purporting to show substantial liquid assets, which he submitted as collateral for the $150,000 commercial line of credit.

The maximum penalty for bank fraud is 30 years’ imprisonment on each count, followed by five years of supervised release. The maximum penalty for aggravated identity theft is a mandatory sentence of two years. Sentencing is set for July 23, 2012.

Investigation of this case was conducted by the Federal Bureau Investigation and the Raleigh Police Department.

Assistant United States Attorneys Evan Rikhye and Banumathi Rangarajan represented the government in this prosecution.

Raleigh Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charge

RALEIGH—United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court yesterday, BILLY CHARLES BURGESS, 66, pled guilty before Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever III, to receipt of child pornography, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2256(a)(2).

On November 12, 2008, a federal grand jury returned a criminal indictment charging BURGESS.

According to the investigation, on March 30, 2005, a search warrant was executed at the BURGESS’ residence. It was learned that earlier in the month BURGESS had sent three photos, via the Internet, of prepubescent females engaged in sexual acts. During the search, a desktop and a laptop computer were seized. Additionally, four pictures of child pornography were recovered from BURGESS’ computer, which had been downloaded from the Internet.

Because of prior federal convictions in 2000 involving child pornography, at sentencing, scheduled for April 16, 2012, BURGESS faces from 15 to 40 years’ imprisonment followed by up to a life term of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.

Investigation of this case was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Postal Inspection Service, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, and the Raleigh Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Ethan Ontjes is serving as prosecutor for the government.