Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Dallas man who robbed banks in Dallas and Arkansas is sentenced to nearly 16 years
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Billy Wayne Farris, of Dallas, who admitted robbing banks in Dallas and Arkansas last summer, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle to 188 months in prison, announced U.S. Attorney Richard B. Roper of the Northern District of Texas. Judge Boyle also ordered that Farris, 44, pay $3854.08 in restitution.
Farris admitted robbing the following banks:
• July 31, 2007: First National Bank, Phoenix Village Branch, Fort Smith, Arkansas
• August 7, 2007: Washington Mutual Bank, 505 W. Twelfth Street, Dallas
U.S. Attorney Roper praised the investigative efforts of the Fort Smith, Arkansas, Police Department, the Dallas Police Department and the FBI. Assistant U.S. Attorney Suzanna Etessam prosecuted the case.
Source: Department of Justice
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