‘Polite Bank Robber’ Gets 15-Year Prison Term
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ST. LOUIS — The man dubbed the “polite bank robber” will get 15 years to brush up on his manners.
Joseph Kivenas, who robbed seven St. Louis-area banks in October and November, was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison and ordered to pay $25,014 in restitution. Kivenas, 38 of Brea, Calif., pleaded guilty in January.
He got his nickname because he often waited patiently in line, letting others cut in front of him, before robbing the teller. He never displayed a gun or injured anyone.
Kivenas was arrested Nov. 17 after a security guard spotted him at a casino poker table in St. Charles
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