Dedham Man Charged in Three Bank Robberies

A Dedham man was indicted on Thursday for robbing three Boston area banks, said police.        

According to the indictment, in January of this year, Joseph Wilcox, 46, robbed three banks, stealing over $8,000. 

The indictment alleges that on Jan. 15, Wilcox stole $1,318 from the Blue Hills Bank in Brookline; on Jan. 22, he stole $839 from the Eastern Bank in Cambridge; and on Jan. 25, he stole $6,260 from the TD Bank in Brookline.          T

he charging statute provides a sentence of no greater than 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000. 

Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties.  Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.         

United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz; Vincent B. Lisi, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Field Division; Brookline Police Chief Daniel C. O’Leary; and Cambridge Police Commissioner Robert C. Haas, made the announcement.  The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Carlos A. López of Ortiz’s Major Crimes Unit.