Arizona woman gets prison time for recruiting teens to commit robberies
By APSunday, March 28, 2010
Arizona woman sentenced for role in robbery spree
PHOENIX — An unemployed Phoenix mother who police say led her teenage sons and their friends to commit at least 20 armed robberies and assaults has been sentenced to 2½ years in prison.
Cynthia Roberson pleaded guilty to two counts of armed robbery and one count of aggravated robbery. Besides prison time, a judge ordered Roberson to serve three years’ probation as part of a plea agreement.
Investigators have said Roberson’s motivation was purely financial and that she needed money to pay rent and cover the loan on her Chevrolet.
Investigators say she drove the getaway car and once coached a kid during a robbery because he was having trouble stealing a cell phone from a victim.
Information from: KSAZ-TV, www.fox10phoenix.com/
