United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan
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BAY CITY MAN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROBBING SUNRISE FAMILY CREDIT UNION
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BAY CITY MAN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROBBING SUNRISE FAMILY CREDIT UNION
Thursday, September 18, 2025
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For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Michigan
BAY CITY - Tony McGillen, 45, of Bay City was sentenced today to 152 months in federal prison for robbing the Sunrise Family Credit Union in Essexville, U.S. Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr. announced.
Gorgon Jr. was joined in the announcement by Reuben C. Coleman, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
U.S. District Court Judge Thomas L. Ludington imposed sentence on McGillen following his guilty plea to bank robbery and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
According to court documents, on April 9, 2024, McGillen robbed the Sunrise Family Credit Union at gunpoint. McGillen threatened multiple tellers and got away with $7,901 in cash. Thanks to tips from the community, the FBI in Bay City identified McGillen and arrested him just over two weeks later.
This investigation was conducted by Bay City Resident Agency of the FBI. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney William Orr.
Updated September 18, 2025
Topic
Violent Crime
Component
USAO - Michigan, Eastern
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