CONCORD, N.H. – Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today that Brian Christoffels, 35, of Manchester, New Hampshire, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for bank robbery.

          Court filings and statements made in court established that on October 10, 2016, Christoffels entered a TD Bank on South Main Street in Manchester, New Hampshire, handed a bank teller a note demanding cash, then fled the area in his truck. Manchester Police pursued Christoffels and eventually arrested him at an off-ramp from Interstate 93. The proceeds of the robbery were in his possession.

          Christoffels previously pleaded guilty to the bank robbery on March 13, 2017. After serving his prison sentence for bank robbery, he will be on supervised release for a period of three years.

          The case was investigated by the Manchester Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Shane B. Kelbley.

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