Female Greenwich Bank Robber Sentenced

GREENWICH, CT—A woman who admittedly robbed banks in Greenwich and Darien was given a 13.5-year prison sentence.

Michelle Cantatore, 53, of White Plains, N.Y. was arrested in March 2015 by federal authorities.

She also robbed a Glen Rock Savings Bank in New Jersey and used an elderly woman's checks to steal nearly $200,000, said U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman.

"At her plea hearing, Cantatore also admitted robbing a Greenwich Bank and Trust in Riverside, Connecticut, and a JP Morgan Chase Bank in Darien, Connecticut, on Jan. 30, 2015 and Feb. 24, 2015, respectively," the U.S. Attorney District of New Jersey said in a statement. "In both instances she used an altered paintball gun to threaten the victims."

She was also ordered to three years of supervised release and to pay restitution of more than $406,000.