UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS OFFICE

Southern District of New York

U.S. ATTORNEY PREET BHARARA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: U.S. ATTORNEYS OFFICE
May 8, 2014 Herbert Hadad, J im Margolin,
http://www.justice.gov/usao/nys J erika Richardson, J ennifer Queliz
(914) 993-1900 / (212) 637-2600

ATF
Charles Mulham
(917) 572-8461

TOWN OF NEWBURGH PD
Michael Clancy
(845) 564-1100


THREE CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH ARMED ROBBERY
IN TOWN OF NEWBURGH, NEW YORK

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Thomas
J . Cannon, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the U.S. Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and Chief Michael Clancy of the Town of
Newburgh Police Department announced the unsealing of an Indictment against three defendants
in connection with the December 28, 2013, armed robbery of a store on State Route 32 in the
Town of Newburgh, New York.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara stated: These charges are the product of outstanding
cooperation among multiple law enforcement agencies. We will continue to work with our law
enforcement partners, federal and local, to bring those who participate in violent, criminal
conduct to justice.

Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the ATF Thomas J . Cannon
stated: The defendants have been charged as result of the information-sharing and interagency
cooperation that exists between the ATF and the Town of Newburgh Police Department, Ulster
County Sherriffs Office, the Town of New Windsor Police Department, the Town of Plattekill
Police Department, and the New York State Police. This investigation should serve as a model
to others that when law enforcement effectively collaborates, there is nothing that cannot be
achieved.

Town of Newburgh Chief Michael Clancy stated: The Town of Newburgh Police
Department would like to thank the various law enforcement agencies that assisted in this case
including the Town of Plattekill Police Department, the Town of New Windsor Police
Department, the Ulster County Sheriffs Office, and the ATF, and the New York State Police.
We would also like to thank U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and the members of his staff for their
efforts in bringing about this Indictment.

The Indictment charges ANDREW HECHT, 20, MATTHEW MACKSON, 19, and
GREGORY SCOTT, 25, with conspiracy to commit robbery, robbery, and the brandishing of a
firearm in furtherance of the robbery conspiracy. The charge against each defendant and the
corresponding maximum potential penalties are outlined in the chart attached to this press
release. The maximum potential sentences are prescribed by Congress and are provided here for
informational purposes only, as any sentencings of the defendants will be determined by the
Court.

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The Indictment was unsealed yesterday. One of the defendants was arrested yesterday
and one was already in state custody. They were presented in White Plains federal court
yesterday before U.S. Magistrate J udge Paul E. Davison, and were ordered detained. One
defendant remains at large.

Mr. Bharara praised the outstanding investigative work of the ATF, the Town of
Newburgh Police Department, the Town of New Windsor Police Department, the Town of
Plattekill Police Department, the Ulster County Sheriffs Office, and the New York State Police.

The prosecution is being handled by the Offices White Plains Division. Assistant U.S.
Attorney Michael Gerber is in charge of the prosecution.

The charges contained in the Indictment are merely accusations, and the defendants are
presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

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CHARGE DEFENDANTS MAXIMUM PENALTIES
1

Robbery Conspiracy All defendants 20 years in prison
Robbery All defendants 20 years in prison
Brandishing of a firearm in
furtherance of the robbery
conspiracy
All defendants Life in prison
Mandatory minimum: 7
years in prison


1
The maximum potential sentences are prescribed by Congress and are provided here for
informational purposes only, as any sentencings of the defendants will be determined by the
Court.