WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - An Anchorage man was sentenced yesterday to seven years in prison for robbing two banks last year.
According to court documents, on Sept. 16, 2025, Ezekiel Thomas, 38, was released on bail in several pending state cases, including a bank robbery in Bethel.
In the afternoon of Sept. 18, a man entered a bank in Anchorage and gave a demand note to a bank employee. The note implied people would be hurt if the employee did not provide money. The employee gave him $590, and the man left the bank.
The next day, agents with the FBI Anchorage Field Office received a call from the Pal...