A Bayonne man who robbed a Jersey City bank while his car was double-parked outside admitted Nov. 6 in federal court that he carried out the robbery, authorities announced.
Patrick O'Boyle, 60, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton in Newark federal court to an indictment charging him with one count of bank robbery, the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Jersey said.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court, O'Boyle robbed the Bayonne Community Bank in Downtown Jersey City of more than $1,200 on May 25, 2016.
After entering the bank, he approached the teller and demanded all "your 100s, 50s, and 20s and make it quick because my car is double parked outside."
O'Boyle had his left arm clutched at his side as if he had something under his hooded sweatshirt, which the teller thought might have been a gun. The teller handed him cash, and O'Boyle fled the bank, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
The bank robbery charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, or twice the gross gain or loss from the offense.
Sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 20, 2018.
On the day of the robbery, O'Boyle made off with the cash but was quickly apprehended by police after a description of him was broadcast over the police radio. Bank staff identified O'Boyle as the man who carried out the robbery, Jersey City spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill said that day.