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Man Caught With Cash From Bank Robbery Admits To The Tewksbury Heist: Feds Man Caught With Cash From Bank Robbery Admits To The Tewksbury Heist: Feds
Man Caught With Cash From Bank Robbery Admits To The Tewksbury Heist: Feds Talk about an open and shut case. A 39-year-old man who was spotted leaving a Tewksbury bank after a 2020 robbery and caught by police with the money, robbery note, and bag he used in the heist has admitted he did it.  Nicholas O'Neil pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery on Thursday, Feb. 2, and a judge will sentence him in June, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Investigators said O'Neil walked into the Main Street branch of Santander Bank on Sept. 22 and handed the teller a red bag and a note demanding cash. The teller put $5,689 in the bag and gave it to O'Neil, w…

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by Josh Lanier
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Feds Charge Famed Bank Robber With Another Boston Heist Feds Charge Famed Bank Robber With Another Boston Heist
Feds Charge Famed Bank Robber With Another Boston Heist Federal authorities announced on Monday, Nov. 21, they charged a Fall River man who claims to have robbed more than 100 banks with a heist in Boston on Sept. 30. The prolific robber, who says he's the inspiration for a Ben Affleck character, faces at least one other bank robbery charge in Suffolk County court.  William Sequeria, 59, faces a bank robbery charge after investigators allege he walked into a TD Bank on Union Street and told the teller to "give me all the $100s in the drawer" and "give me all the money before I blow your brains out," the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Poli…

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Who Says Ben Affleck Played Him In Movie Busted Robbing Boston Bank: DA Man Who Says Ben Affleck Played Him In Movie Busted Robbing Boston Bank: DA
Man Who Says Ben Affleck Played Him In Movie Busted Robbing Boston Bank: DA A 59-year-old Rhode Island man who claims to have robbed more than 100 banks and says he was the inspiration for a Ben Affleck movie character was busted this week while trying to add to his heist tally. William Sequeira of Providence was arrested just after 3:30 on Wednesday, Oct. 5, after he tried to rob the Citizens Bank at 426 Boylston Street, Boston police said. Officers tackled him to the ground after he demanded cash from the teller, authorities continued. He is being held on a $50,000 bond, officials said.  Police just happened to be in that bank when Sequeira walked in because th…

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by Josh Lanier