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December 23, 2005

Warwick man sentenced in Citizens Bank robbery

PROVIDENCE - A 27-year-old Warwick man was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison today for robbing a Citizens Bank branch in Warwick last February, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

John Choiniere went into the Citizens Bank at 278 Strawberry Fields Road on Feb. 3, 2004, and handed a teller a note demanding money, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Choiniere claimed he had a bomb. He fled after the teller gave him $1,002.

Choiniere pleaded guilty to bank robbery in May.

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