Prolific Boston Bank Robber gets less than 6 years

When I was a small child, swiping a car (first offense!) would get you 7 years in NY state.

DOJ

December 13, 2006

PRESS RELEASE

SOMERVILLE MAN SENTENCED FOR STRING OF BANK ROBBERIES

Boston, MA... A Somerville man was sentenced today in federal court for committing ten bank robberies and one attempted bank robbery over a two month period in the fall of 2005[...]

[...]sentenced by U.S. District Judge George A. O’Toole to 5 years and 10 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release[...]