CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — A 38-year-old Chicago man accused of trying to break into a cash machine last June faces up to five years in prison after a federal judge convicted him in a bench trial, authorities said.
Rickie Foy was one of several people who allegedly attempted to break into a Bank of America automated teller machine at 620 W. 63rd St. in Englewood. The June 1 incident occurred in the wake of George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis, which sparked civil unrest and looting in major cities.
Foy and his accomplices used various tools to try to gain access to ATM to steal cash, but they were unsuccessful, federal prosecutors have said. Chicago police arrived at the scene and arrested Foy and two others after a foot chase.
U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Durkin this week found Foy guilty of conspiracy to commit bank theft, after a one-day bench trial done over videoconference.
Durkin set sentencing for May 11. Foy could be sentenced up to five years in prison, according to a news release from John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois.
Two other individuals were charged with participating in the conspiracy and await trial.
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