Burberry Bandit strikes again! But lefty NYC judge sets serial bank robber free — despite 34 priors
Story by Tina Moore • 2h
The “Burberry Bandit” has struck again — busted in five more bank heists this week after a decade of heists — but was quickly sprung by a notorious New York City judge who shouldn’t have been presiding over the case in the first place, The Post has learned.
Cornell Neilly, 35, earned his moniker because of his past fondness for wearing dapper plaid duds during his capers at NYC and upstate banks.
He was busted yet again Monday for allegedly hitting five banks between Aug. 16 and Sept. 13, from Greenwich Village to Central Park South, police said. He used notes that demanded cash in each case.
But Judge Jeffrey Gershuny — a 2019 appointee of former Mayor Bill de Blasio — ignored prosecutors’ request for $50,000 cash bail or $150,000 bond – and let him go on supervised release. This despite Neilly being on parole and having 34 prior bank robbery arrests.
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