Montville Man Pleads Guilty to Robbing Westport Bank

Anthony Hall, 49, of Montville, admitted today before United States District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to robbing four banks, including a Westport branch of Hudson Valley Bank in July. 

Hall also pleaded guilty to one count of armed bank robbery stemming from his robbery of a Waterford bank in June.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Hall robbed a Putnam Bank branch in Ledyard on January 30, 2008, a Webster Bank branch in Waterford on June 11, 2009, a New Alliance Bank branch in East Haven on June 24, 2009, and a Hudson Valley Bank branch in Westport on July 10, 2009.  In pleading guilty, he admitted that he pointed a firearm at a teller during the Ledyard, Waterford and East Haven robberies.

He reportedly stole a total of $26,441 from the four banks. From the Westport bank, he reportedly stole $9,140 of federally insured money. Tom Carson, a U.S. Deptartment of Justice spokesman, said Hall entered the bank and acted in an intimidating manner in the bank robbery.

Hall is scheduled for sentencing on July 27 at which time he faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 25 years and a fine of up to $250,000.

He has been detained since his arrest by the United States Marshals Service on August 14 in Brooklyn, New York.

 This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Connecticut State Police, and the Waterford, East Haven and Westport Police Departments.  The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Douglas P. Morabito.