An individual from Lowell has been indicted on charges related to the heists committed in April 2023 on three banks located in Worcester.
One count of bank robbery and two charges of armed bank robbery were both included in the indictment handed down by a federal grand jury in Worcester against 33-year-old Joselito Santiago-Matias. At a later date, he is scheduled to appear in the federal court in Worcester.
The indictment states that Santiago-Matias robbed a Santander Bank in Worcester on April 3, 2023, a Berkshire Bank in Worcester on April 12, 2023, and a Santander Bank in Worcester on April 19, 2023, all while armed with a potentially lethal firearm.
The maximum term for the accusation of bank robbery is twenty years in jail, followed by three years of supervised release and a fine of two hundred fifty thousand dollars. The charge of armed bank robbery carries a possible penalty of up to 25 years in prison, five years of probation, and a fine of up to $250,000, depending on the severity of the crime. The United States Sentencing Guidelines and the statutes that regulate the decision of a sentence in a criminal case are used by a judge in a federal district court to determine the appropriate sentence to impose on a defendant.
The statement was made by Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy, Jodi Cohen, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Boston Division, and Interim Chief Paul B. Saucier of the Worcester Police Department. The prosecution of the case is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney Brendan D. O’Shea of the Worcester Branch Office.
The allegations are laid out in the specifics that are included in the criminal paperwork. In legal proceedings, a presumption of innocence applies to the defendant unless and until their guilt is shown beyond a shadow of a doubt.
