United States Attorney Eric Melgren

District of Kansas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Contact: Jim Cross
Phone: (316) 269-6481
Fax: (316) 269-6420

Dec. 13, 2006

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INDICTMENTS RETURNED IN BANK ROBBERIES

Other indictments: drug trafficking, Medicare fraud, immigration violations

WICHITA, KAN. – Federal charges were filed Tuesday in two separate Wichita area bank robberies.

Marcus V. Taylor, 37, Wichita, Kan., was indicted on one count of bank robbery. According to the indictment, on Oct. 28, 2006, he robbed the Fidelity Bank at 3641 N. Woodlawn in Wichita.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. The Federal Bureau of Investigation prepared the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Blair Watson is prosecuting.

Richard James Graves, 42, Wichita, was indicted on one count of bank robbery. According to the indictment, on Nov. 6, 2006, he robbed the Chisholm Trail State Bank in Bel Aire, Kan.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. The Federal Bureau of Investigation prepared the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Blair Watson is prosecuting.