SAN DIEGO – A local man who favors high fashion last week pleaded guilty to nine robberies, including four at two area credit unions.
Anthony Burgess, 30, dubbed the “Well-Dressed Bandit” because he sometimes wore a suit jacket, leather coat or a dapper hat, did not plead guilty to a 10th count, involving what the FBI believes was the beginning of the holdup series on May 18, 2010.
In a September holdup, witnesses saw the robber leave in a black luxury sedan and noted some of the license plate numbers.
Among the robberies he confessed to were two at the San Diego branch of Point Loma CU and two at the Solana Beach branch of Mission FCU, as well as branches of Chase Bank, Bank of America and Wells Fargo.
Burgess faces up to a 20-year prison term at sentencing, which is set for May 14.
