A Passaic man was sentenced today to 92 months in prison for robbing six banks in Hudson, Union, and Passaic counties in June and July of 2016, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
According to authorities, Quentin Morales, a/k/a “Quinton Morales,” 27, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan to an information charging him with three counts of bank robbery. He also admitted to robbing two additional banks and attempting to rob another.
Officials say Judge Sheridan imposed the sentence today in Trenton federal court.
Prior to his arrest in August 2016, Morales was one of Newark FBI’s most wanted bank robbers.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
At each bank, Morales presented a note demanding cash from bank tellers. For example, during the June 24, 2016, robbery, Morales handed the teller a note stating “You are being robbed. Give me all the large bills you have, no alarms, no noise.” On at least two occasions, Morales said he had a gun and urged bank tellers to hurry. He was apprehended on Aug. 2, 2016, by officers of the N.J. State Parole Board.
In addition to the prison term, Judge Sheridan sentenced Morales to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay restitution of $9,217.