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<p>SCRANTON &#8212; Two men accused in a dramatic Plains Township bank robbery last year have entered into plea agreements, court records show.</p><p>Derek Spaide, 27, and Gerald Pambianco, 30, were accused of robbing Luzerne National Bank on May 16.</p><p>In a filing this week, they both agreed to enter guilty pleas on charges of armed bank robbery and use of a firearm during a violent crime.</p><p>According to the plea agreement, Spaide and Pambianco are facing a minimum of seven years in prison, but could face a term as long as life in prison. Prosecutors have reserved the right to recommend the sentence they feel is appropriate, which leaves the maximum possible sentence on the table.</p><p>Records show Spaide and Pambianco will appear before U.S. District Judge Malachy E. Mannion on Thursday morning to enter their pleas.</p><p>Police said Pambianco and Spaide broke into an Askam home, stealing the firearms they then used to rob the bank.</p><p>The pair were arrested after a high-speed chase on the North Cross Valley Expressway.</p><p>Pambianco, of Plains Township, and Spaide, of Hanover Township, are awaiting state charges for the home invasions.</p><p>They are currently being held at the Lackawanna County Prison.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Patrick Kernan</p><p>pkernan@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Patrick Kernan at 570-991-6386 or on Twitter @PatKernan</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Suspects in Plains Twp. bank robbery make plea agreements