A Passaic man has been arrested and charged in connection with a spree of bank robberies in Hudson, Union, and Passaic counties last month, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced today.
Quentin Morales, a/k/a “Quinton Morales,” 25, is charged by criminal complaint with four counts of bank robbery and one count of attempted bank robbery. He appeared Aug. 3, 2016, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph A. Dickson in Newark federal court and was detained. Prior to his arrest Morales was one of Newark FBI’s most wanted bank robbers.
According to the complaint, Morales robbed, or attempted to rob, the following New Jersey banks:
A Passaic, New Jersey, man has been arrested and charged in connection with a spree of bank robberies in Hudson, Union, and Passaic counties last month, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced today.
Quentin Morales, a/k/a “Quinton Morales,” 25, is charged by criminal complaint with four counts of bank robbery and one count of attempted bank robbery. He appeared Aug. 3, 2016, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph A. Dickson in Newark federal court and was detained. Prior to his arrest Morales was one of Newark FBI’s most wanted bank robbers.
According to the complaint, Morales robbed, or attempted to rob, the following New Jersey banks:
June 24, 2016 - Wells Fargo Bank located at 175 Passaic Avenue, Kearny, NJ
June 27, 2016 - Capital One Bank located at 911 S. Elmora Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ (attempt)
June 30, 2016 - Wells Fargo Bank located at 477 Boulevard, Kenilworth, NJ
July 6, 2016 - Wells Fargo Bank located at 201 N. Wood Avenue, Linden, NJ
July 13, 2016 - Wells Fargo Bank located at 1144 Main Avenue, Clifton, NJ
July 25, 2016 - Wells Fargo Bank located at 1057 Stuyvesant Avenue, Union, NJ
At each bank, Morales presented a note demanding cash from bank tellers. During the July 13, 2016, robbery, for example, Morales handed the teller a note which stated: “You are being robbed. Give me all your large bills. No alarms. No dye packs. You got 10 seconds.” 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.
Each bank robbery or attempted bank robbery charge carries a maximum potential penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.