CAPE NEDDICK MAN SENTENCED FOR NINE BANK ROBBERIES

CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE--United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire Tom Colantuono, the Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge of the Boston Field Division Warren Bamford, Plaistow Police Chief Stephen Savage, Seabrook Police Chief David Currier, and the police chiefs for Rowley, Massachusetts, Haverhill, Massachusetts, and Newburyport, Massachusetts announced today that Derek Kucinski, 20, of Cape Neddick, Maine, was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison after he pleaded guilty in federal court to nine counts of robbery. Kucinski was also sentenced to three years of supervised release which will begin after he is released from prison. During the period of supervised release, Kucinski’s behavior will be monitored by the United States Probation Office. Kucinski was also ordered to pay restitution to the victim banks.

On January 4, 2007, Kucinski pleaded guilty to committing the following robberies: TD Banknorth in Plaistow, New Hampshire on July 10, 2006; Provident Bank in Seabrook, New Hampshire on October 1, 2006; Sovereign Bank branches in Haverhill, Massachusetts on June 26, 2006, September 11, 2006 and September 14, 2006; Haverhill Bank in Haverhill, Massachusetts on July 1, 2006; TD Banknorth in Rowley, Massachusetts on September 28, 2006; Provident Bank, in Newburyport, Massachusetts on October 3, 2006; and Eastern Bank in Newburyport, Massachusetts on October 6, 2006.

The robberies were investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Plaistow, Seabrook, Haverhill, Rowley and Newburyport Police Departments. U.S. Attorney Colantuono stated: “This office will continue to work with federal, state and local officials to investigate and prosecute those who engage in serial violent crime. Serial offenders have proven themselves to be recidivists who continue to prey upon the law abiding public. They are worthy of our attention and efforts to incarcerate them so that the public is protected from the criminal activities of these repeat offenders.”

This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Don Feith.