Stamford Man Sentenced in Bank Robbery Spree

The second suspect in a four-month bank robbery spree in Fairfield County in 2009 has been sentenced by a federal judge in Bridgeport.

Spero Moschos, 29, of Stamford, was sentenced Thursday to 54 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a bank robbery spree in Fairfield County in 2009 in which 12 banks were hit and more than $40,000 was stolen, according to an announcement on Thursday by David B. Fein, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut.

Moschos, who was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Stefan R. Underhill, was the second man to be sentenced in the spree. His alleged accomplice, Christopher Davis, 35, of Stamford, was sentenced last week by Underhill to 151 months in prison based on prior felony convictions for burglary and second-degree robbery, according to Fein's announcement.

Between May and August 2009, Moschos robbed 12 banks in Norwalk, Westport, Stamford, Darien, Wilton, Fairfield and West Harrison, N.Y. A Westport bank was hit twice during the spree. Davis participated in eight of the Connecticut bank robberies with Moschos, according to Fein's announcement.

Moschos and Davis robbed the banks either by passing a threatening note or by making a threatening demand for cash. During an attempted robbery of a branch of TD Banknorth in Westport on May 15, 2009, Moschos gave the teller a note stating "Do not push the alarm. I have a bomb.  Empty your drawer and no one will get hurt. I am watching your hands!" Moschos didn't get any money in that attempt, according to Fein's announcement.

Moschos and Davis have been incarcerated since Aug. 26, 2009, when they were arrested by Stamford Police. On July 6, Moschos pleaded guilty to five counts of bank robbery and Davis pleaded guilty to four counts, according to Fein's announcement.

The banks hit by Moschos and Davis include People's Bank, 385 Connecticut Ave., Norwalk on May 4; TD Banknorth, 50 Charles St., Westport on May 16, in which $2,012 was stolen; First County Bank, 1110 Hope St., Stamford on May 30, in which $5,000 was stolen; Chase Bank, 454 Post Road, Darien on June 10; Hudson City Bank, 596 Westport Ave., Norwalk on June 11 in which $5,403 was stolen; First County Bank, 1042 High Ridge Road in Stamford on June 23 in which $4,200 was stolen; Citibank, 40 Heights Road in Darien on July 7 in which $1,600 was stolen; and Patriot Bank, 1 Danbury Road in Wilton on July 23 in which $10,389 was stolen, according to the indictment.

The four banks in which Moschos acted without Davis include First County Bank, 1260 Post Road East in Westport on May 8 in which $6,800 was stolen; TD Banknorth, 50 Charles St. in Westport on May 15; Patriot Bank, 1755 Black Rock Turnpike in Fairfield on July 6, in which $1,900 was stolen; and Fairfield County Bank, 941 Danbury Road in Wilton on Aug. 30, in which $2,168 was stolen, according to the indictment.

The bank robbery spree was investigated by the FBI, with assistance from Police Departments in Stamford, Norwalk, Westport, Darien, Fairfield and Wilton. The State's Attorney's Offices for the Judicial Districts of Bridgeport/Fairfield and Stamford/Norwalk assisted in the prosecution, and the case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Murphy, Fein's announcement says.