(Sioux City) — The man accused of stealing money from the Iowa State Bank in Le Mars last December has now been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Phillip White, who pleaded guilty in June to two federal charges involving robbing the bank had both of his sentences to be served concurrently. White was ordered to pay restitution costs of more than $16,000 to the Iowa State Bank, and more than $5,000 to the U-Haul company. Law enforcement officials
were able to apprehend White and his accomplice, Karen Merrick, a short-time after the robbery. The pair used an U-Haul truck as their get-a-way vehicle. Merrick has also pleaded guilty to being an accomplice of the bank robbery. She will be sentenced at a later date.
