Cesar Rivera Pleads Guilty in Bank Robbery Case

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SALEM, Mass. – May 9, 2025 – In Superior Court in Salem today, Cesar Rivera, 40, of Lynn, pled guilty in connection to a robbery at Eastern Bank on 112 Market Street in Lynn on October 26, 2024 shortly after 9 a.m., the Office of Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker announces.

Appearing before the Hon. Thomas Drechsler, Rivera pled guilty to making a bomb threat, larceny in an amount exceeding $1,200, and intimidation to steal from a depository of money. The judge sentenced Rivera to three to five years in state prison followed by three years of probation.

On the day of the incident, Lynn Police swiftly responded to a 911 call and were told that Rivera had passed a note to a bank teller with a bomb threat and a demand for cash. Soon after, Rivera left the bank on foot and eventually fled in a taxi. Detectives were able to identify Rivera and located him in the taxi during a traffic stop in Lynn’s Curwin Circle, at which point they arrested him and recovered approximately $17,000 cash.

Assistant District Attorney Shailagh Kennedy prosecuted the case on behalf of the Commonwealth. Rivera was represented by attorney Patrick Hakes.

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