A very polite man robbed a Chicago bank with a note promising to “pay back soon” on Monday – less than 72 hours after he was acquitted of a similar bank robbery.
Two years ago, Mohamed Worku walked into a local bank and taped a note on the glass that read, “Please give me the money, thank you,” and left with about $595.
He was found about half an hour later, with about $100 less and the note still in his possession, according to the Chicago Tribune.
But in court, Worku’s attorney argued that even if he committed a crime, it was not the same as robbery — which he said involved stealing something by force or “intimidation,” the Tribune reported.
In Worku’s demand for the money, lawyer Mary Judge claimed, “there was no implied or explicit threat of any kind.”
The jury agreed, and Worku, 31, was released from custody on Friday.
Mohamed Worku, 31, was charged with robbing a bank on Monday, just 72 hours after he was acquitted of another bank robbery. Chicago Police Department; US District Court Records
But on Monday afternoon, Worku is said to have walked into another bank in Lincoln Park and handed an employee a note, reading: “Please Give me the money. I will pay it back soon. Bankers Gife (sic) to me first,” according to the new criminal complaint.
It said the bank teller gave Worku more than $2,000 and let him leave before calling the police.
The teller described the suspect as wearing a surgical mask, neon green gloves and a neon green winter hat, CWB Chicago reported.
Worku allegedly went into another bank in Lincoln Park and handed a note to an employee. Chicago Police Department
Investigators later found surveillance footage of a man matching the description still wearing a green hat and gloves, buying clothes and a backpack at a nearby Target store.
After making the purchase, she allegedly changed into a new outfit, threw out some of her old clothes and headed out the door — though she kept the neon hat and gloves.
Worku was arrested only about half an hour after the alleged robbery, with about $200 less than what he had given in the bank.
The note read: “Please Give me the money. I will pay it back soon. Bankers Gife (sic) to me first.” Chicago Police Department
He is now set to be charged with bank robbery and bank theft, which do not require violence or threats.
The judge, who did not represent Worku in the new case, told the Tribune he believed that was the more appropriate charge.
“Thank you to the jury in our case for reaching the right conclusion,” he said.
“Because of their not guilty verdicts, I believe the government is now prosecuting both bank robberies and bank thefts in cases where there is no evidence of violence or the threat of violence — as it should be.”
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