Las Vegas Sun

March 18, 2024

Las Vegas bank robber with fake bomb sentenced to prison

A 65-year-old bank robber who made off with $500 during a holdup with a fake bomb in Las Vegas has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison.

U.S. District Judge Kent Dawson sentenced Robert Dufloth of Las Vegas on Wednesday to 46 months in prison and five years' probation. His 10 prior felony convictions dating to 1972 include a 1980 bank robbery.

Federal prosecutors say Dufloth told the manager of the weekly rental complex where he lived he planned to rob the nearby bank so he could pay the rent for his apartment.

Police say he handed a note to a Wells Fargo teller on Howard Hughes Parkway in January, suggesting a red button in his hand could trigger an explosive device. They say the teller put $536 in an envelope and Dufloth fled with the money.