Mexico City.- An American film producer could face a maximum sentence of up to 20 years in prison after attempting to rob a bank to finance his film, the US Department of Justice said last week.
On June 28, 2022, Nacoe Ray Brown, age 54, entered a credit union in the city of Belle Isle, Florida, wearing a baseball cap, sunglasses, face mask, and surgical gloves. . Once inside, he handed the teller a note demanding money and warning him that he had a gun. He eventually managed to get away with $4,296.
The incident was caught on security camera and a witness saw Brown leave the bank and enter a nearby gas station, where he emerged dressed differently. Subsequently, the Police located the criminal in the hotel where he was staying, arrested him and recovered the stolen cash, as well as the ‘disguise’ that he had discarded in his escape.
The person involved pleaded guilty and assured the authorities that he had stolen the money due to lack of funds to pay for a film production he was filming. However, it was not the first time he had committed a crime. She had been on supervised release since 2020 for a 25-year prison sentence related to the robbery of three banks in the state of Maryland in 2001.
In addition to facing a maximum sentence of 20 years for this new offense, Brown could face an additional three years for violating the terms of his probation. The date for sentencing him has not yet been set.
