Diego Sanchez-Lopez, 23, of Clark County, Washington, known locally as the “Froggy Robber,” made an initial appearance today in federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge Stacie F. Beckerman. The court previously unsealed a five-count indictment alleging Sanchez-Lopez robbed five Portland-area banks between November 2017 and April 2018. Sanchez-Lopez faces federal bank robbery charges in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2113(a) and (d) for the following events: On November 27, 2017, $9,710 was stolen from the Albina Community Bank located at 2002 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Portland. On December 27, 2017, $26,000 was stolen from the Wells Fargo Bank located at 8699 SW Main Street in Wilsonville, Oregon. On January 11, 2018, $11,580.99 was stolen from the Wells Fargo Bank located at 6785 Beaverton Hillsdale Highway in Beaverton, Oregon. On January 30, 2018, $6,720 was stolen from the U.S. Bank located at 52313 Columbia River Highway in Scappoose, Oregon. On April 30, 2018, 33,357 was stolen from the Wells Fargo Bank located at 7200 NE Butler Street in Hillsboro, Oregon. In each of the above listed events, Sanchez-Lopez is accused of using a knife to facilitate the robbery. In total, he is alleged to have stolen more than $87,000 from banks insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Sanchez-Lopez was detained pending trial. A four-day jury trial is scheduled for November 27, 2018 before U.S. District Court Judge Michael W. Mosman. An indictment is only an accusation of a crime, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
