Comments on: Century Woman Sentenced For Quarter Million Dollar Bank Heist

By: Truth

Truth — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:26:18 +0000

Only 18 months?!?! There is something wrong with the justice system! If I did this crime I promise you I would have got 18 years! It must be good to be a white female!

By: kd

kd — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:07:24 +0000

tHOU SHALT NOT STEAL

By: just an observer...

just an observer... — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:41:29 +0000

Hey, I don’t know about you guys, the punishment should fit the crime….but 18 minutes in prison would be enough to straighten me out, even if I was so dissillusioned to think I could have pulled off a bank job to begin with. So before you get to far, just remember that they have to weigh everything out.

By: No Excuses

No Excuses — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:35:22 +0000

While what they did was reprehensible, they were charged and sentenced under FEDERAL law, not state law. Many things go into the consideration of an approriate sentence – past criminal history, etc. We don’t know what those things were, so to Monday morning quarterback the sentence is senseless. Trust me, after serving their time, they will be “on the radar” and if they commit another crime, the sentence won’t be so light! The crime was also non-violent, since it was a conspiracy and no weapon was used.
Drug dealers do far worse!

By: MQ

MQ — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:09:29 +0000

Only 18 mos. – Makes me laugh. What is even funnier is how is she going to pay restitution??? Rob another bank – lol.

By: William

William — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:34:54 +0000

>>>Additionally, I would like to add that in all likelihood, these two probably weren’t charged with robbery, but rather with theft.

The charge was bank robbery, and the plea deal was to bank robbery. And, by the way, it’s not the state. It’s federal.

By: Mr lawman

Mr lawman — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:33:23 +0000

wow just 18 months! If you get caught selling drugs you get 10+. If you rob a gas station you get 25+. The laws today are really screwed up. All this state wants is money. What if everyone’s starts robbing banks? 18 months is just a slap on the wrist. The judicial system needs to focus on violent offenders, people robbing and stealing

By: EyesOpen

EyesOpen — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:28:37 +0000

Additionally, I would like to add that in all likelihood, these two probably weren’t charged with robbery, but rather with theft. They only staged it to look like a robbery, but in order to charge as a robbery force or threat of force putting someone in fear would have to have occurred. Since these two planned it together, I doubt that the State could prove that part of the statute, which made this a nonviolent felony instead of a bank robbery.

By: EyesOpen

EyesOpen — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:24:22 +0000

@ab: People get 10, 20, life because they use a firearm in the commission of their crimes. In this case she did not use one (since they were in on it together) and therefore did not qualify for those minimums. So tell us why it is you think she “got off”

By: Reader

Reader — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:03:03 +0000

Well dont that take the cake. Why do they even have laws? No wonder so may people dont worry about it they know they can get a pat on t
back and break another one