U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of California issued a press release with details about an Oakland man sentenced to five years in federal prison for robbing two East Bay banks.
"An Oakland man was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for bank robbery. U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar handed down the sentence.
Naikano Tuipulotu, 32, was charged by complaint on Feb. 7, 2024, and pleaded guilty on Feb. 28, 2025, to two counts of bank robbery.
According to the plea agreement, Tuipulotu admitted that, on Oct. 23, 2023, he robbed a bank in San Leandro by passing a note to a teller that read, “I have a gun give me the money.” After the bank teller handed him $210 in cash, Tuipulotu demanded all the money in the bank’s vault, but departed after the teller informed him that she did not have access to the vault.
On Jan. 6, 2024, Tuipulotu robbed a bank in Fremont of approximately $1,370 by passing a note that read, “This is a robbery, I have a gun. Give me all the $$ money $$.”
United States Attorney Craig H. Missakian and FBI Special Agent in Charge Sanjay Virmani made the announcement.
In addition to the prison term, Judge Tigar also sentenced the defendant to a three-year period of supervised release and ordered that the defendant pay restitution. The defendant was immediately remanded into custody.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonah P. Ross is prosecuting the case. The prosecution is the result of an investigation by the FBI and the Fremont, San Leandro, Hayward Police Departments. "
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