Kaur, who graduated from high school at age 15, pulled off heists in 3 states.
By Raif Karerat
WASHINGTON, DC: Sandeep Kaur, the 24-year-old Indian American woman who pleaded guilty to the “Bombshell Bandit” bank robberies that plagued three states, has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison along with being ordered to repay thousands of dollars.
Prosecutors said the 24-year-old from Union City, California, earned her nickname by threatening to set off bombs during her heists while wearing a glammed up disguise that involved an ostentatious wig and large sunglasses.
According to the Spectrum, Kaur escaped with $21,200 from her first robbery at a Bank of the West branch in Valencia, California, on June 6 – the most success she had at any of the four robberies she pleaded guilty to.
She subsequently plundered $1,978 and $8,000 at banks in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, and San Diego, respectively, before her assault on a St. George, Utah bank led to a high-speed pursuit followed by her arrest in July, eight weeks after her crime spree began.
The St. George News reported her attorney, Jay Winward, argued Kaur is young, well-educated, capable of paying restitution, and has no prior criminal history. She was raised in a traditional Indian family and grew up feeling “trapped” and bullied. After running from an arranged marriage, she married a boyfriend who ended up being abusive, Winward claimed.
U.S District Judge Ted Stewart called the case “complex,” citing both the violence of Kaur’s crimes, and her intelligence and opportunities. He noted she graduated from high school at age 15, and from nursing school at 19.
However, the circumstances of Kaur’s life explained but did not justify the crimes, the judge surmised, and did not warrant a lesser sentence, as the public must be protected.
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I m awaiting ur release
b’coz I intend to marry u.
SANDEEP U R GORGEOUS
I PROPOSE SANDEEP KAUR
I LOVE SANDEEP & INTEND TO MARRY HER
I LOVE SANDEEP KAUR WHO IS THE BRAVEST GIRL
sandeep kaur is the bravest girl
I love Sandeep Kaur and intend to marry her.
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She is a nurse? Go figure wonder why she did it. Maybe for the thrill 66 months in prison now she won’t able to be a nurse what a loss.
LOSER SIKH.
Are you a F idiot ?