How Many Years Can You Get for Federal Bank Robbery in Raleigh?
Quick answer: The two selected Raleigh federal bank-robbery prosecutions report James Anthony Macaluso’s 71 months and Christopher Antonio Gilmore’s 180 months (15 years). The 71–180-month span covers two defendants and two count-specific robbery outcomes, not all city cases, an average or a prediction. Gilmore’s armed offense differs from Macaluso’s robbery; Macaluso’s three years of supervised release are separate from imprisonment.
- Lowest observed: 71 months
- Highest observed: 15 years
- Completed cases reviewed: 2
- Range-eligible cases: 2
- Excluded cases: 0
- Evidence reviewed: September 28, 2026
Observed case evidence
| Case | Offense location | Conviction | Final target-offense sentence | Sentence scope | Range eligible? | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anthony Macaluso | Peoples Bank in Raleigh, North Carolina | Federal bank robbery | 71 months plus three years of supervised release | DOJ’s November 12, 2018 announcement reports the imposed bank-robbery sentence; an exact sentencing day is not supplied. September 23, 2017 Peoples Bank offense in Raleigh. | Yes | DOJ sentencing announcement |
| Christopher Antonio Gilmore | First Citizens Bank in Raleigh, North Carolina | Federal armed bank robbery | 15 years in federal prison | DOJ’s March 6, 2026 announcement reports the imposed armed-bank-robbery sentence; an exact sentencing day is not supplied. DOJ case 5:25-CR-00121-FL. | Yes | DOJ sentencing announcement |
Observed range is not the statutory range
The observed range above comes only from the small selected public-reporting sample shown in the table. It is not a statutory minimum or maximum, average, typical result, prediction, plea estimate, or citywide distribution. The statute and sentencing rules applicable on the offense date, the exact count of conviction, criminal history, enhancements, and other case-specific facts control.
Sentence-scope rules
Only a prison term assigned to the target offense or target count is used in the numeric range. Unallocated multi-offense totals, multiple defendants in one prosecution, nonfinal matters, non-city conduct, life terms, probation-only outcomes, and noncomparable sentence types are excluded rather than estimated. Federal and state/local outcomes are never mixed.
Methodology and disclaimer
The DOJ releases identify two separate Raleigh bank robberies and imposed target terms. They do not establish exhaustion of every later remedy. Original month units avoid rounding Macaluso’s sentence into a seemingly exact5.92years; wider later-docket review remains incomplete. Read the methodology, editorial standards, and the Raleigh sentencing hub. This page is general information, not legal advice.