The United States Department of Justice has charged a third man as an accessory after the fact in connection with last month’s armed robbery of the Rockland Trust bank branch in Vineyard Haven.
Two men who state prosecutors charged with robbing Rockland Trust will now face federal charges after the U.S. attorney’s office said they stole about $39,000 in cash.
Prosecutors have elevated charges against an Edgartown man they said drove the getaway vehicle in the Rockland Trust bank hold-up, charging him on Thursday with also participating in the armed robbery.
