Overview
- On Jan. 7, a federal grand jury indicted Valentino Luchin on bank robbery and attempted bank robbery charges tied to incidents in San Francisco.
- Luchin is accused of targeting three banks in one day by passing notes to tellers, with police reporting about $300 taken at one branch and roughly $2,500 at a Bank of America.
- Authorities say a third attempted robbery nearby failed and officers later arrested Luchin at his San Francisco residence.
- Luchin has pleaded not guilty to the federal charges following his September arrest.
- Court and prior reporting show Luchin previously pleaded no contest in a 2018 Orinda bank robbery case after his restaurant closed and he filed for bankruptcy.