Judge Sentences Man Who Robbed Bank, Bought RV
Cashier's Check Taken In Robbery Used To Pay For Vehicle
POSTED: 1:21 p.m. CST January 17, 2003
UPDATED: 1:42 p.m. CST January 17, 2003
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- An Independence man was sentenced Friday for robbing the Winterset State Bank in Harrisonville, Mo. in July 2002.
George L. Curtis (pictured, left), 75, received five years and three months in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Curtis to pay full restitution to Winterset State Bank and Trailside RV Center.
Prosecutors said that Curtis used a cashier's check taken in the robbery to buy a recreational vehicle, which he drove to South Dakota. Police caught up with Curtis and arrested him.
Curtis pleaded guilty to robbing the bank in September 2002.
George L. Curtis (pictured, left), 75, received five years and three months in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Curtis to pay full restitution to Winterset State Bank and Trailside RV Center.
Prosecutors said that Curtis used a cashier's check taken in the robbery to buy a recreational vehicle, which he drove to South Dakota. Police caught up with Curtis and arrested him.
Curtis pleaded guilty to robbing the bank in September 2002.
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