Deptford Man Sentenced In 2-State Bank Robbery Spree

A Deptford man has been sentenced to three years, one month in prison for robbing five New Jersey banks and one Pennsylvania bank between June and September of 2015, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said on Monday.

Michael A. Fanelli, a/k/a “Michael Carducci,” 37, previously pleaded guilty to an information charging him with six counts of bank robbery. Fanelli was also sentenced to three years of supervised release.

Fanelli typically robbed each bank by approaching a teller, displaying what appeared to be a firearm, and demanding money, according to documents filed in the case and statements made in court.

He admitted to robbing the Cornerstone Bank in West Deptford on June 2, 2015; Fulton Bank in Mullica Hill three days later; Malvern Federal Savings Bank in Concordville, PA., on July 22, 2015; the same Susquehanna Bank in Mullica Hill on July 28 and Aug. 21, 2015; and National Penn Bank in Florence on Sept. 24, 2015.

Following that last robbery, police officers followed Fanelli to his home and arrested him.

Fishman credited special agents of the FBI’s South Jersey Resident Agency, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Michael Harpster in Philadelphia, with 2 the investigation.

He also thanked the West Deptford, Harrison Township, and Florence Township police departments, as well as the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office and the Pennsylvania State Police for their assistance.