Malden Man Sentenced For Beacon Hill Bank Robbery In Boston

MALDEN, MA - A Malden man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Boston for robbing the Hingham Institute for Savings Bank in Boston in October 2015.

Anthony Pantone, 56, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to six and a half years in prison. In May 2016, Pantone pleaded guilty to one count of armed bank robbery, a release said.
According to the details contained in a press release from the Department of Justice, on Oct.9, 2015, two individuals entered the Hingham Institute for Savings Bank in Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood; while one individual, later identified as Russell Dinovo, jumped over the teller’s counter and stole money, the other individual, later identified as Pantone, remained in the lobby holding what appeared to be a handgun. During the robbery, Pantone repeatedly said to Dinovo, “hurry up, let’s go” and “get the drawer,” prosecutors said. Pantone also told the tellers not to look at the robbers, prosecutors said.

After putting $16,320 in a duffel bag, Dinovo and Pantone fled the bank on foot, and were captured with the duffel bag shortly thereafter in a cab. In addition to the cash, an item that looked like a handgun, but was determined to be a fake gun, was found in the duffle bag, prosecutors said.
Dinovo was charged in a separate indictment with one count of armed bank robbery. His case is pending before U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns.