‘Incognito Bandit’ indicted on 1 of 16 Boston-area bank robberies

By Jennifer Cruz

Albert Taderera wore a similar disguise in most of the robberies and some witnesses reported seeing him flee in a black BMW, which ultimately led authorities to him. (Photo: Justice Department)
A man accused of robbing more than a dozen Boston-area banks was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges stemming from one of the robberies, the Justice Department announced Thursday.
The grand jury charged Albert Taderera, 36, with the Oct. 7, 2016, robbery of the TD Bank in Wayland, Massachusetts, in which Taderera allegedly walked away with around $8,100.
According to the indictment, Taderera committed the robbery “by force and violence, and by intimidation” and “did assault and put in jeopardy the life of another person by the use of a dangerous weapon.”
Taderera, who was dubbed the “Incognito Bandit,” was arrested in March on suspicion of a total of 16 bank robberies, although he has, thus far, only been indicted on the one. He was apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Dulles International Airport in Virginia as he attempted to board a plane bound for South Africa.
His arrest came shortly after the last of the 16 robberies, which spanned from February 2015 to March 2017, and was the

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