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Serial Rhode Island bank robber gets 9 years for 4 heists in 3 days - Newport Dispatch

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PROVIDENCE — A Rhode Island man with a history of bank robberies was sentenced Thursday to nine years in federal prison for robbing four banks in a three-day period, officials said. Vaughn Watrous, 48, received a 108-month sentence from U.S. District Court Judge Melissa R. DuBose, along with one year of federal supervised release and an order to pay $4,775 in restitution to the victim banks. Watrous pleaded guilty on April 24, 2024, to bank robb…
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Serial Rhode Island bank robber gets 9 years for 4 heists in 3 days - Newport Dispatch

PROVIDENCE — A Rhode Island man with a history of bank robberies was sentenced Thursday to nine years in federal prison for robbing four banks in a three-day period, officials said. Vaughn Watrous, 48, received a 108-month sentence from U.S. District Court Judge Melissa R. DuBose, along with one year of federal supervised release and an order to pay $4,775 in restitution to the victim banks. Watrous pleaded guilty on April 24, 2024, to bank robb…

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