BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A serial bank robber has been sentenced to over four years in federal prison.

Court records show Samuel Blatt, 33, of Colchester robbed four banks and tried to rob a fifth before being caught last year.

He got away with more than $14,000 after being tied to the robberies in Essex, Johnson, and Winooski, as well as the attempted robbery in Burlington.

Blatt was sentenced to 49 months in prison and ordered to pay the money back.

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