William J. Edwards, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, today announced that the defendants in the $8 million dollar theft of currency and checks from an armored car company near Youngstown, Ohio, pleaded guilty in federal court today.

Roger Lee Dillon, age 23, his girlfriend, Nicole D. Boyd, age 25, and Dillon’s mother, Sharon Lee Gregory, age 49, entered guilty pleas before United States District Court Judge John R. Adams in the Akron, Ohio federal courthouse. All three defendants pleaded guilty to conspiracy and interstate transportation of stolen property. In addition, Dillon and Boyd pleaded guilty to stealing federally insured bank money from the Armored Transport Systems company. The indictment alleged that Dillon and Boyd entered the AT Systems business facility after hours on November 28, 2007 and accessed the safes. Ms. Gregory obtained the van used to transport the approximately $8 million in currency and checks from Northern Ohio to Pipestem West Virginia where they were arrested on December 1, 2007 by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Prior to the theft, the defendants had been living in apartments located on Lowell Avenue in Youngstown, Ohio. Nicole D. Boyd is scheduled to be sentenced on May 19, 2008. Roger Lee Dillon and Sharon Lee Gregory are scheduled to be sentenced before Judge Adams in Akron on May 22, 2008. Dillon and Boyd face a potential maximum sentence of 25 years. Sharon Gregory faces a possible maximum sentence of 15 years imprisonment. The actual sentence in this case, upon conviction, will be determined by the Court under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines which depend upon a number of factors unique to each case, including the defendant’s prior criminal record, if any, the defendant’s role in the offense and the unique characteristics of the violation. In all cases the sentence will not exceed the statutory maximum and in most cases it will be less than the maximum.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Gary D. Arbeznik.