PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon man who earlier pleaded guilty to killing and dismembering his roommate has now pleaded guilty to the bank robberies that led to the murder.
The Oregonian reported that 32-year-old Christian Delaurentiis of Aloha told a federal judge on Monday that he pulled off seven bank robberies in less than three months in western Oregon, starting on Jan. 8, 2012.
In September, Delaurentiis pleaded guilty in Washington County Circuit Court to aggravated murder in the 2012 death of Phillip Lindemuth.
Prosecutors say Delaurentiis stole more than $18,000 in the seven robberies. Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Peifer says Delaurentiis told his sister that he killed his roommate for threatening to tell police about the robberies.
Under the terms of the robbery plea arrangement, Delaurentiis is expected to be sentenced to 25 years in prison next March. The term for the robberies would run at the same time as the sentence to be imposed on Delaurentiis in Washington County. On the murder count, he’s expected to be sentenced to life in prison with a chance for parole in a little more than 41 years.
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