Oklahoman Jason Day, the "Fake Beard Bandit," pleads guilty
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Posted: 02/23/2012
FORT SMITH, Ark. - The "Fake Beard Bandit" plead guilty to eight bank robberies today.
Jason Day of Oklahoma entered his plea in federal court in Fort Smith.
Day wore a fake beard during one of the robberies, earning him the nickname.
Court records show he is accused of taking more than $70,000 from banks in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri.
His sentencing has not been set.
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