U.S. indicts man as bank-robbing 'mummy bandit'
Hiram Joseph Adams, alleged to be the "mummy bandit," was indicted Thursday on charges that he robbed banks in the Philadelphia area, federal prosecutors said. Adams, 45, of Philadelphia, was charged with four counts of bank robbery and one count of attempted bank robbery. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 100 years in prison and a possible fine of $1.25 million. The "mummy bandit" sometimes wore bandages to disguise himself. He once dressed as a doctor with a surgical mask and a stethoscope draped around his neck. The banks include the Wachovia branch at 1700 Market St. in Center City, a Citizens Bank branch in Cheltenham, and a Sovereign branch in Springfield Township, Bucks County. - Robert Moran
Hiram Joseph Adams, alleged to be the "mummy bandit," was indicted Thursday on charges that he robbed banks in the Philadelphia area, federal prosecutors said. Adams, 45, of Philadelphia, was charged with four counts of bank robbery and one count of attempted bank robbery. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 100 years in prison and a possible fine of $1.25 million. The "mummy bandit" sometimes wore bandages to disguise himself. He once dressed as a doctor with a surgical mask and a stethoscope draped around his neck. The banks include the Wachovia branch at 1700 Market St. in Center City, a Citizens Bank branch in Cheltenham, and a Sovereign branch in Springfield Township, Bucks County.
- Robert Moran