Australian 'Robin Hood' loses US court battle

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Australian 'Robin Hood' loses US court battle
Peter Mitchell

Los Angeles: An Australian self-help author who committed a bizarre bank hold-up in the US has lost a new attempt to have his conviction overturned.

Corey Donaldson, 42, portrayed himself at his 2013 trial in Wyoming as a Robin Hood-style hero who robbed a Jackson Hole bank of $US140,000 ($196,000) to give to the poor. The jury didn't buy it, announcing its guilty verdict after just 50 minutes of deliberations.

Donaldson lost an appeal in 2014 and in his latest court loss, US District Court judge Alan Johnson last week refused to vacate his five-year jail sentence.

Full story: http://www.smh.com.au/world/australian-robin-hood-loses-us-court-battle-20160105-gm02dq


-- Sydney Morning Herald 2016-01-06

[khwaibah]

There are no poor sheep in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

[NeverSure]

Only 5 years for bank robbery probably reduced by time already served? He got lucky.

[Traveling Sailor]

Only 5 years for bank robbery probably reduced by time already served? He got lucky.

And hey, he should look at the bright side. Perhaps while he has to eat prison food and exercise every day, he will lose some of that fat and get healthy. Would greatly improve his chances of saving himself from a heart attack or stroke.

[Youaredoomed]

Excellent promo work for his 'self help' crap which the numb yanks lap up in buckets.......

[botfly]

Why would an Australian man, rob an American bank to give to the poor in America if he's an Aussie. Does this qualify for dumb criminals?

Okay.....However, prosecutors said he was staying in a $US347 a night hotel suite in Utah and planned to mail $US11,000 in cash to two family members in Victoria when he was arrested.

Edited January 7, 2016 by botfly

[spidermike007]

If he were really clever, he would have figured out a way to fleece the bank out of far more money, without committing a bank robbery. What is the percentage chance of success in committing a bank robbery these days? However, some white collar crime committed against a bank is something a lot of people can relate to, and it is barely a crime from my point of view. I sort of wish more people would rob from banks, in clever manners. Most deserve it.