2 July 2010 – United States Attorney
Southern District of New York
During Three-Month Spree, Two Men Allegedly Robbed Restaurant And
Seven Separate Banks At Gunpoint;
One Defendant Pleads Guilty To Charges
PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the
Southern District of New York, and GEORGE VENIZELOS, the Acting
Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today the
filing of an Information against CARL FARRINGTON and an
Indictment against KARRIEM BARROW, charging them with allegedly
participating in a series of armed robberies that included seven
banks and a restaurant in Bronx, Westchester and Putnam counties
over a three-month period. FARRINGTON previously pled guilty to
the eight charged robberies and related crimes. BARROW is
expected to appear in White Plains federal court to be arraigned
on the charges on July 7, 2010.
According to the Indictment filed today and the
Information filed on June 16 in White Plains federal court:
In January 2010, BARROW and FARRINGTON robbed the
Golden China restaurant located at 881 E. Gunhill Road in the
Bronx, New York, at gunpoint. Over the next two months, BARROW
and FARRINGTON committed seven robberies of banks across three
New York State counties. Specifically, BARROW and FARRINGTON
robbed the following banks, again at gunpoint:
DATE BANK APPROXIMATE
AMOUNT FUNDS
TAKEN
January 21, 2010 Key Bank, 3000 Route 6,
Cortlandt Manor, New York
$4,500
January 25, 2010 Chase Bank, 1946
Pleasantville Road,
Briarcliff Manor, New York
$115,500
February 22, 2010 Hudson City Savings Bank,
320 Mamaroneck Avenue,
White Plains, New York
$3,000
February 22, 2010 Chase Bank, 132 Parkway
Road, Bronxville, New York
$48,000
March 5, 2010 TD Bank, 495 Central
Avenue, White Plains, New
York
$13,000
March 15, 2010 Capital One Bank, 151
Parkway Road, Bronxville,
New York
$1,027
March 16, 2010 TD Bank, 915 South Lake
Boulevard, Mahopac, New
York
$2,800
The Information charges FARRINGTON with 1 count of
conspiracy to commit armed robbery, 1 count of armed robbery, 1
count of conspiracy to commit armed bank robbery, 7 counts of
armed bank robbery and 8 counts of using, carrying or possessing
a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
The conspiracy to commit armed robbery count carries a
maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. The armed robbery count
carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. The conspiracy
to commit armed bank robbery count carries a maximum sentence of
5 years in prison. The armed bank robbery counts carry a maximum
sentence of 25 years in prison. The weapons charges carry a
mandatory minimum sentence of 7 years in prison and a maximum
sentence of life in prison. In total, FARRINGTON faces a maximum
sentence of 8 terms of life plus 220 years’ imprisonment.
On June 18, 2010, FARRINGTON pleaded guilty before
United States District Judge KENNETH M. KARAS in White Plains
federal court to all counts of the Information. FARRINGTON is
scheduled to be sentenced on January 20, 2011, before Judge
KARAS.
The Indictment charges BARROW with 1 count of
conspiracy to commit armed robbery, 1 count of armed robbery, 1
count of conspiracy to commit armed bank robbery, 7 counts of
armed bank robbery and 8 counts of using, carrying or possessing
a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. The conspiracy
to commit armed robbery count carries a maximum sentence of 20
years in prison. The armed robbery count carries a maximum
sentence of 20 years in prison. The conspiracy to commit armed
bank robbery count carries a maximum sentence of 5 years in
prison. The armed bank robbery counts carry a maximum sentence
of 25 years in prison. The weapons charges carry a mandatory
minimum sentence of 7 years in prison and a maximum sentence of
life in prison. In total, BARROW also faces a maximum sentence
of 8 terms of life plus 220 years’ imprisonment.
BARROW is expected to be arraigned on the Indictment on
Wednesday, July 7, 2010, before a United States Magistrate Judge.
* * *
U.S. Attorney BHARARA stated: “Earlier this year,
BARROW and FARRINGTON’s alleged armed robbery spree spread fear
among the residents of Bronx, Westchester, and Putnam counties.
As a result of a tireless pursuit by a task force comprised of
the U.S. Attorney’s Office and our federal, state, and local law
enforcement partners, we believe the people of the Bronx and the
Hudson valley can rest a little easier.”
Acting Assistant FBI Director VENIZELOS stated, “Movie
depictions of bank robbery often romanticize the crime, from
‘Bonnie & Clyde’ to ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ to ‘Public Enemies.’ But
in real life, armed bank robbery terrifies employees and
customers, and poses the real risk of serious injury or death.
Working with our partners, the FBI continues to pay serious
attention to this serious crime.”
This case is being handled by the Office’s White Plains
Division. Assistant United States Attorney DOUGLAS B. BLOOM is
in charge of the prosecution.
The charges contained in the Indictment are merely
accusations, and KARRIEM BARROW is presumed innocent unless and
until proven guilty.
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