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Detroit man who says stress led him to rob banks sentenced
by Ed White - Associated Press
A Detroit man who began robbing banks to fix his mother’s plumbing has been sentenced to just two years in prison, a significant break.
U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman says Jimmie Lee Fortune was an “outstanding citizen” before he turned to robbery last year.
The 29-year-old Fortune pleaded guilty in March to stealing nearly $14,000 from five banks in suburban Detroit. Prosecutors agreed not to charge him with three more.
Fortune’s sentencing range was approximately five years to six years in prison. But the guidelines are not mandatory, and the judge settled on two years today.
