BUFFALO — Laverne Palmer, a/k/a Poogaloo, 26, of Buffalo, pleaded guilty today to committing multiple bank robberies. The charges carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, a fine of $250,000, or both.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Brendan T. Cullinane, who is handling the case, stated that, on six different dates, the defendant robbed or assisted in the robbery of First Niagara and Key Bank branches located in Lancaster, Depew, and Buffalo. During each of the six bank robberies, Palmer, or someone else, passed a hand-written note to the victim tellers which demanded United States currency and, for example, “no sudden movements” or “eye contact.”

The defendant is scheduled to be sentenced on March 10, 2017, before Judge Geraci.

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