Former FBI 'Ten Most Wanted' Fugitive Admits Robbing Bergen Bank

A man who was on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List in 1988 Tuesday admitted robbing a TD Bank in Oakland in April 2013, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

John Edward Stevens, 62, pleaded guilty to armed bank robbery, the second count in an indictment filed against him, Fishman said.

Stevens admitted that after entering the bank, he brandished a handgun at a bank employee, took several thousand dollars in cash, and fled the scene, Fishman said.

About 20 minutes after the robbery, authorities stopped a stolen vehicle that Stevens was driving; Stevens was arrested and police found a TD Bank bag in the vehicle with the money, Fishman said.

Stevens has been convicted of at least eight bank robberies in California and Ohio.

Under the terms of the plea agreement, Stevens will be sentenced to 20 years in prison and three years of supervised release.

Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 7.

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An FBI file photo of John Edward Stevens and a booking photo by the Bergen County Sheriff's Office.