Man Robbed 2 Banks In 3 Days; Lower Bucks Branch Among Them: Feds

LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA —A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for committing two bank robberies in three days, including one in Bensalem Township, authorities said.

Maurice Ray, 34, of Philadelphia, faces 180 months’ imprisonment, three years of supervised release, a $200 special assessment, and restitution of $2,147 for committing two bank robberies in three days, U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced.

Ray used demand notes to commit bank robberies on Dec.14, 2021, at a Citizens Bank branch in Philadelphia, and Dec. 16, 2021, at a Bank of America branch in Bensalem, PA.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Philadelphia Police Department, and Bensalem Police Department located and arrested Ray the next day in Philadelphia.

In January 2022, the defendant was indicted on two counts of bank robbery and on August 15, 2023, a federal jury convicted him of both.

“Maurice Ray is a career offender with a history of robbing banks and businesses,” Romero said. “Two stints in prison have not deterred him. This 15-year sentence will at least keep him off the street and prevent him from claiming any additional victims. My office and our partners are committed to investigating and prosecuting violent crimes and bringing the perpetrators to justice.”