For Robbing 5 Chase Bank Branches in NYC Man Arrested in NJ Now Detained in SDNY

For Robbing 5 Chase Bank Branches in NYC Man Arrested in NJ Now Detained in SDNY by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, May 4 – A man charged with robbing five bank branches in New York City was presented on May 4 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Magistrates Court. Inner City Press was there.   He was arrested on April 1 in Newark, New Jersey, on a sealed complaint signed on March 20 in the SDNY Mag court.  It took more than a month, but he was transferred to SDNY on May 4 at 9:15 am. It was still morning when he appeared before Magistrate Judge Valerie Figueredo.    His Federal Defender said she was defer any bail application. Inner City Press looked back at the Complaint.  It lists five bank robbery: two in Queens, one in Brooklyn, one in Manhattan and one in the South Bronx. So the case could have been brought by / in EDNY.   Not said in the complaint: all five branches are JPMorgan Chase branches....   The case is USA v. Dejesus Torres, 1:26-cr-161 (Carter / Figueredo) *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com