'Incognito Bandit' Pleads Guilty To Arlington Bank Robbery

ARLINGTON, MA – A bank robber known as the "Incognito Bandit" admitted to robbing an Arlington bank of more than $11,000 in 2015, according to the Boston Globe. Albert Taderera, 37, pleaded guilty last week to one count of armed bank robbery in the October 2015 robbery at Winchester Savings Bank on Medford Street.

Under the plea deal, a second armed robbery charge tied to the October 2016 robbery of a TD Bank in Wayland was dropped, the Globe reported. Taderera faces up to 25 years in prison, but authorities will recommend a sentence of two to three years, three years of supervised release, restitution of $11,561 and a $100 assessment to the court.

Authorities connected 16 robberies to the "Incognito Bandit" at the time of Taderera's arrest in 2017. In many instances, witnesses saw who they thought to be the robber drive away in a black BMW sedan.

That sedan was seen outside a Concord bank on March 16, 2017 and towed for having a revoked registration. Police at the time noted that Taderera fit the description of the suspect in the 16 robberies.

On March 22, Taderera called the tow company and was told his BMW was in police custody. The following night, the FBI learned Taderera booked a Friday morning flight from Dulles International Airport to Addis Ababe, Ethiopia.

Taderera was allegedly en route to Dulles out of Logan Airport, having changed his flight to Johannesburg, South Africa. He was arrested before boarding the flight.

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