12/7/12 - A Highland Township man has been sentenced in connection with a Green Oak Township bank robbery last June. 48-year-old Carlos Vilanova was ordered to serve between three and 25 years in prison after previously pleading guilty in Livingston County Circuit Court. Authorities say he walked into the First National Bank on M-36, handed the teller a note implying he had a weapon and demanded money. The most recent sentence handed down is expected to run concurrent with the one he is currently serving in Oakland County, after pleading guilty there to a single count of bank robbery for the July 11th robbery of the Community Choice Credit Union on Milford Road. In that case, Vilanova will serve a minimum of 18 months and a maximum of 50 years in prison but must also pay restitution in the amount of $2,545. Police said Vilanova had been living in Highland Township but working in Ann Arbor when he robbed the Milford and Green Oak banks. He also now faces bank robbery charges in Chicago, Illinois. (JM)
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