"Naikano Tuipulotu pleaded guilty to two counts of bank robbery on Feb. 28, 2025, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Citing the plea agreement, prosecutors said he admitted that on Oct. 23, 2023, he robbed a bank in San Leandro by passing a note to a teller that read, "I have a gun give me the money." After the teller gave Tuipulotu $210 in cash, he demanded all the money in the bank's vault, prosecutors said."
"On Jan. 6, 2024, Tuipulotu robbed a bank in Fremont of $1,370 by passing a note that read, "This is a robbery. I have a gun. Give me all the money," prosecutors said. He was arrested the following month and initially charged with just one count of bank robbery. An affidavit attached to the criminal complaint linked him to three bank robberies and two attempted bank robberies, which happened between Oct. 23, 2023, and Jan. 13, 2024."
Naikano Tuipulotu robbed an East Bay bank in San Leandro on Oct. 23, 2023, by passing a note demanding money and obtained $210. He later robbed a bank in Fremont on Jan. 6, 2024, taking $1,370 with a similar note. Investigators linked him to three robberies and two attempts between Oct. 23, 2023, and Jan. 13, 2024. His fingerprints were found on the notes left at the scenes. He pleaded guilty to two counts of bank robbery on Feb. 28, 2025. A judge sentenced him to five years in federal prison, ordered three years supervised release, and restitution.
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