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September 12, 2012

Bad Hair Bandit Sentenced to 10 Years

An Idaho prison nurse who committed a series of bank robberies while in disguise was sentenced to  10 years in prison Wednesday by a Sacramento federal judge.

48-year-old Cynthia Lynn Van Holland, a transient from Idaho and Washington was convicted in 21 bank robberies in California, Washington, Oregon and Montana, according to court documents.

San Francisco CBS, 9/12/12

Posted by at 10:25 PM in Bank Robbery, Judge Mueller, Kimberly J., Sentencings |

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