10/13/12 - A Highland Township man has pleaded guilty in connection with a Green Oak Township bank robbery last June. 48-year-old Carlos Vilanova entered the plea in Livingston County Circuit Court this past week. 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. He will be sentenced December 6th. Meanwhile Vilanova was recently sentenced in Oakland County after pleading guilty to a single count of bank robbery for the July 11th robbery of the Community Choice Credit Union on Milford Road. He 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. However, he could also face charges in Illinois in connection with several bank robberies there. (JM)
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