CONCORD, NH – Melissa Boucher, 27, previously of Manchester, pleaded guilty Jan. 29 before U.S. District Judge Landya B. McCafferty to one count of bank robbery.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on March 3, 2015, Boucher was pressured to rob a bank by Derek Potocki, with whom she was engaged in a romantic relationship. After drafting a demand note and providing Boucher instructions, Potocki allegedly took Boucher to the Member’s First Credit Union, 44 Bridge St., in Manchester.
Boucher, who was unarmed at the time, did as she had been instructed, passing the note to the teller, and fleeing the premises with approximately $6,250. The proceeds were then divided between her and Potocki.
Boucher then utilized a portion of the proceeds to purchase heroin, on which she overdosed. When paramedics were able to resuscitate her, large amounts of cash fell out of her clothing. She was arrested and has remained in custody on a New Hampshire state parole violation since her arrest.
Boucher is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge McCafferty on June 6, 2016 at 2 p.m., at which time she faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years, up to three years’ supervised release, and a fine of $250,000. She also faces a mandatory restitution order to Member’s First Credit Union. This matter is being investigated by the Manchester Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Charles L. Rombeau.