Read previewA man recently declared innocent of bank robbery robbed a different bank within days of the verdict, according to federal prosecutors. Mohamed Worku, 31, is accused of bank robbery and theft after silently handing a demand note to a teller at an Illinois Citibank on January 22, court documents show. Less than a week earlier, Worku was found not guilty in a strikingly similar case dating back to December 2021. Prosecutors have now said that on Monday, three days after his acquittal, Worku handed a Citibank teller a note that read: "Please give me the money. AdvertisementA note allegedly written by Mohamed Worku and shown to an Illinois Citibank employee on January 22, 2024.

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Persons: —, Mohamed Worku, Worku, Mary Judge, Banker's gife Organizations: Service, Business, Illinois Citibank, Fifth Third Bank, Chicago Tribune, Prosecutors, Citibank, Federal Locations: Illinois