Guilty plea from man who robbed St. Cloud bank
By PAUL WALSH, Star Tribune
A 23-year-old man has admitted that while a college student in the spring he robbed a St. Cloud bank and tried to launder the dye-stained cash through casino slot machines.
Salamo Nam Rakotojoelinandrasana pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Duluth to robbing a TCF Bank branch at 200 25th Av. S. on May 5 of $6,053.
According to a law enforcement affidavit:
Rakotojoelinandrasana displayed a handgun, demanded money and fled with the cash and a concealed dye pack.
Five days later, he was arrested after he was seen inserting dye-stained money into slot machines at Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake. A search of his residence turned up clothing identical to what the robber wore. Officers also found $2,304 in dye-stained cash. An air pistol was recovered from his vehicle.
A St. Cloud State University spokesman said Rakotojoelinandrasana was a junior and was enrolled as a half-time student at the time of the robbery.
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