Bank Robber Turned in by Sons Gets 40 Years
John O'Connor
Associated Press
Houston Chronicle
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Springfield, Illinois (US):
To his family and neighbors, Alfred Ginglen was a pillar of community life.
The married father and ex-Marine served in local civic groups, even working in town as an auxiliary police officer. But in his diary, he documented his other side:
a life filled with prostitute visits, a secret girlfriend, a crack habit.That life began to unfold in 2004, when his police officer son recognized his father in a surveillance image.
Thursday, Ginglen was sentenced to 40 years in prison for a string of rural bank robberies after being turned in by his own sons.
Authorities said he needed the money to support his double life.
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U.S. District Judge Jeanne Scott called Ginglen's sons "the greatest credit of your life."His son, Jared Ginglen, a Peoria police officer, said he had no regrets about turning his father in.
Jared and his brothers, Clay and Garrett, have said their father always taught them to do the right thing."It had to be done," he said.
Ginglen pleaded guilty in July to pulling seven rural bank robberies in 2003 and 2004.
The judge also ordered him to pay $56,382 in restitution for the robberies.
Dec 30, 2005
John O'Connor
Associated Press
Houston Chronicle
______________
Springfield, Illinois (US):
To his family and neighbors, Alfred Ginglen was a pillar of community life.
The married father and ex-Marine served in local civic groups, even working in town as an auxiliary police officer. But in his diary, he documented his other side:
a life filled with prostitute visits, a secret girlfriend, a crack habit.That life began to unfold in 2004, when his police officer son recognized his father in a surveillance image.
Thursday, Ginglen was sentenced to 40 years in prison for a string of rural bank robberies after being turned in by his own sons.
Authorities said he needed the money to support his double life.
_________________
See Also:
'A good man who went wrong'
Sharp-eyed policeman turns in his bank robber dad
_________________
U.S. District Judge Jeanne Scott called Ginglen's sons "the greatest credit of your life."His son, Jared Ginglen, a Peoria police officer, said he had no regrets about turning his father in.
Jared and his brothers, Clay and Garrett, have said their father always taught them to do the right thing."It had to be done," he said.
Ginglen pleaded guilty in July to pulling seven rural bank robberies in 2003 and 2004.
The judge also ordered him to pay $56,382 in restitution for the robberies.
Dec 30, 2005
