Crime & Safety
Guilty Plea Entered In Fed Bank Robbery Case With Glastonbury Ties
A man has admitted to robbing three banks in Hartford County, federal authorities said.
GLASTONBURY, CT — A Middletown man had admitted to robbing a bank branch in Glastonbury and two others in Hartford County, a federal prosecutor said.
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Gino Rizo, 29, entered a guilty plea Tuesday before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven in a bank robbery case.
According to court documents and statements made in court, using notes demanding cash, Rizzo robbed then-People's United Bank branches located in Stop & Shop supermarkets in Glastonbury on July 16, 2022 in Newington on July 18, 2022 and in West Hartford on July 20, 2022.
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The banks were in the process of being transitioned to M&T Bank branches.
Rizzo was arrested on July 21, 2022.
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On April 11, 2023, while on pre-trial release, Rizzo disconnected his GPS electronic monitoring bracelet and absconded from his court-mandated rehabilitation center, case records show.
He has been detained since his re-arrest on May 22, 2023.
Judge Meyer scheduled sentencing for Oct. 17, at which time Rizzo faces a maximum prison term of 20 years.
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