Alleged TD Bank and Bank of America Robbers Indicted

Two men arrested in August and September in separate bank robberies were indicted in Hillsborough County Superior Court in November. 

Frank Mione, 47, of 16 Birchwood Lane, Apt. F., Milford, was indicted on charges of armed robbery and being a felon in possession of a firearm in relation to the robbery of TD Bank, 300 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack on Aug. 21. According to court documents, Mione purposefully placed three bank tellers in imminent fear of danger by pointing a short-barreled shotgun at them while allegedly robbing the bank. 

Mione, a convicted felon, is prohibited from possessing a firearm. Among a lengthy list of past convictions, Mione was convicted of theft by unauthorized taking in Hillsborough County Superior Court in 2002, according to the indictment.

If convicted, Mione's armed robbery charge, a class A felony, carries a sentence of up to 7 1/2 to 15 years in prison and up to $4,000 in fines. The firearm possession charge is a class B felony and carries a potential sentence of up to 3 1/2 to 7 years in prison and up to $4,000 in fines.

Also indicted was John Robert Griffin, 53, formerly of Newport, who is currently residing in the Hillsborough County House of Corrections, on two charges of robbery, one charge of theft by unauthorized taking and one charge of carrying  concealed weapon.

According to court documents, Griffin allegedly entered the Bank of America at 356 Daniel Webster Highway on Sept. 11 wearing a mask bearing the likeness of president Barack Obama and placed the teller in fear of imminent danger by telling her to put her hands up and telling her he was going to make an unscheduled withdrawal. Griffin was allegedly armed with a load 9 mm Keltec semi-automatic handgun during this incident, however he did not show the weapon, according to police reports from that day.

According to court documents, Griffin stole more than $1,500 in the incident. He is facing two class A felony charges for one count of robbery and for theft by unauthorized taking and a class B felony for the other robbery charge.

If convicted he faces up to 7 1/2 to 15 years in prison and up to $4,000 in fines for each class A felony and up to 3 1/2 to 7 years in prison and up to $4,000 in fines for the class B felony. The court paperwork for the concealed weapon charge does not list any information about the level of the offense or possible sentence.

An indictment is not a finding of guilt, it is a determination by a grand jury that there is enough evidence to bring a case forward to trial.