WHITE PLAINS – A former teller at a Wells Fargo Bank branch in Yonkers was sentenced in federal court in White Plains to 10 years in prison for participating in the robbery of the branch in October 2013.
Virginia Blanco, 30, of Yonkers, was previously found guilty on all three counts that charged her with conspiracy to commit bank robbery, bank robbery and aiding and abetting the discharge of a firearm in furtherance of the robbery. Over $300,000 in cash was stolen during the heist.
“Virginia Blanco brazenly used her inside knowledge to further an armed robbery at a Wells Fargo Bank branch in Yonkers,” said US Attorney Geoffrey Berman. “By providing the robbers with critical information about the bank’s security, personnel, and procedures, she set the stage for the violent episode.”
Blanco had conspired with Giovanny Marte to rob the bank and provided him with critical information allowing him and his coconspirators to carry out the robbery successfully.
