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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; A Plains Township man will spend 92 months in federal prison for robbing five banks and a store in a six-week span in late 2014.</p><p>Timothy Fenster, 31, received the sentence Tuesday in U.S. District Court. Judge A. Richard Caputo credited Fenster with 23 months time served, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.</p><p>Fenster previously pleaded guilty to the robbery spree that included:</p><p>&#8226; Community Bank in Laceyville on Dec. 17, 2014.</p><p>&#8226; M&amp;T Bank in Hanover Township on Dec. 22, 2014.</p><p>&#8226; FNCB in Plains Township on Jan. 14, 2015.</p><p>&#8226; M&amp;T Bank on Coal Street in Wilkes-Barre on Jan. 22, 2015.</p><p>&#8226; Community Bank in Meshoppen on Jan. 26, 2015.</p><p>&#8226; Family Dollar in Ashley on Jan. 28, 2015.</p><p>Caputo ordered Fenster to pay $21,650 in restitution. Fenster must serve three years supervised release following his prison term.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Joe Dolinsky</p><p>jdolinsky@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Joe Dolinsky at 570-991-6110 or on Twitter @JoeDolinskyTL.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Six area robberies net Plains Township man 92 months in prison