Stamford Men Charged in Bank Robbery Spree in Fairfield County

Two Stamford men were indicted by a federal grand jury in Bridgeport Thursday for a bank robbery spree in Fairfield County in 2009 that netted them about $40,000 and that included Patriot Bank on Black Rock Turnpike in Fairfield.

Spero Moschos, 29, and Christopher Davis, 34, were charged in a total of 12 bank robberies and attempted bank robberies in Fairfield County from May 4, 2009 to Aug. 30, 2009. Moschos is charged in all 12 counts of the indictment; Davis is charged in eight counts, according to the announcement from Nora R. Dannehy, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut.

The banks hit by Moschos and Davis include People's Bank, 385 Connecticut Ave., Norwalk on May 4; TD Banknorth, 50 Charles St., Westport on May 16, in which $2,012 was stolen; First County Bank, 1110 Hope St., Stamford on May 30, in which $5,000 was stolen; Chase Bank, 454 Post Road, Darien on June 10; Hudson City Bank, 596 Westport Ave., Norwalk on June 11 in which $5,403 was stolen; First County Bank, 1042 High Ridge Road in Stamford on June 23 in which $4,200 was stolen; Citibank, 40 Heights Road in Darien on July 7 in which $1,600 was stolen; and Patriot Bank, 1 Danbury Road in Wilton on July 23 in which $10,389 was stolen, according to the indictment.

The four banks in which Moschos acted without Davis include First County Bank, 1260 Post Road East in Westport on May 8 in which $6,800 was stolen; TD Banknorth, 50 Charles St. in Westport on May 15; Patriot Bank, 1755 Black Rock Turnpike in Fairfield on July 6, in which $1,900 was stolen; and Fairfield County Bank, 941 Danbury Road in Wilton on Aug. 30, in which $2,168 was stolen, according to the indictment.

If convicted, Moschos and Davis face 20 years in prison on each count. Moschos and Davis have been incarcerated since Aug. 26, 2009 after they were arrested by Stamford Police, according to the announcement.

The case against Moschos and Davis is being investigated by the FBI, with assistance from Police Departments in Stamford, Norwalk, Westport, Darien, Fairfield and Wilton. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Murphy, according to the announcement.

Fairfield Deputy Police Chief Gary MacNamara said Moschos had been charged in the Patriot Bank case in Fairfield on Oct. 16 by Fairfield Police. He said Thursday's indictment represented federal charges.

"The state can continue to charge and prosecute or allow the federal government to take over the full prosecution," MacNamara said.