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On Sunday, July 28, 2024, Ciara Brascom entered the TD Bank and demanded cash from the teller, while holding what appeared to be a black handgun, Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna said.
During the robbery, Brascom threatened that she would use the gun if the bank’s alarm was activated, Khanna said. The teller showed Brascom that his register was empty, so the teller and another employee took Brascom to a vault and gave her $60,500 in cash, according to a criminal complaint.
Brascom admitted to the robbery, telling police she was facing financial difficulties, authorities said. She purchased a water pistol and sprayed it with black spray paint to look like a handgun, authorities said.
She faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
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