Youngstown Man Charged With Bank Robbery

Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, today announced that a one-count information was filed charging Richard D. Gooding, age 38, of Youngstown, Ohio, with bank robbery.

On November 13, 2012, Gooding entered the Bangor Savings Bank, 1048 Brighton Avenue, Portland, Maine, and robbed a teller of approximately $1,543. He was subsequently arrested in Youngstown, Ohio.

If convicted, a defendant’s sentence will be determined by the Court after review of factors unique to this case, including the defendant’s prior criminal record, if any, the defendant’s role in the offense and the characteristics of the violations. In all cases the sentence will not exceed the statutory maximum and in most cases it will be less than the maximum.

The investigation was conducted by the Portland, Maine Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Mahoning Valley Violent Crimes Task Force. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney David M. Toepfer.

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