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October 20, 2006

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ARMED BANK ROBBER SENTENCED TO OVER 8 YEARS IN PRISON

BALTIMORE, Maryland - Kevin Foster, age 44, of Baltimore was sentenced today to 97 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release for armed bank robbery, announced United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein. U.S District Judge Catherine C. Blake also ordered that Foster pay restitution of $7,972.

According to the statement of facts presented at his guilty plea, on January 3, 2006, Foster entered the M&T Bank, located at 801 Elk Ridge Landing Road, Elkridge, Maryland, reached across the bank counter and took a stack of money that was to be placed in the vault. Foster further ordered the teller to put all of the money in her cash drawer into a white plastic bag that Foster provided her. Foster used a loaded black .38 caliber revolver in the course of the robbery. Foster obtained approximately $41,280 during the robbery.

United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein thanked the Federal Bureau of Investigation for their investigative work performed in this case. Mr. Rosenstein also praised Assistant United States Attorney Christopher Gramiccioni, who prosecuted the case.

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