GREEN BAY – A 63-year-old Green Bay man who told police he robbed a bank so he could receive medical care in custody pleaded guilty to the crime Wednesday.
Mark Vogel was convicted of robbery of a financial institution, a Class C felony, for stealing from BMO Harris Bank at 201 S. Military Ave. in January 2023.
Vogel’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m. June 4. He faces a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison, a fine of up to $100,000 or both.
On the evening of Jan. 18, 2023, police were called to the bank after a cash register alarm went off. Shortly after arrival, police found Vogel nearby with $1,761, according to a criminal complaint.
The bank branch manager told investigators he saw a man enter the building and talk to a teller, but did not realize the bank had been robbed until after the man left. When the manager went to lock the front doors while waiting for police, he saw the man standing near the building, with his bag on the ground next to him, the complaint says.