His FBA experience includes BankPac fund-raising, serving on the Credit Union Task Force and the Government Relations Council, and aiding lobbying efforts through Capitol Day and Washing Trip activities. For as long as there have been banks, there have been bank robbers. Through the efforts of the FBA Robbery Reward Program, the FBA seeks to assist law enforcement by offering cash rewards for information leading to the arrest and indictment or arraignment of violent or repeat bank offenders. Fast forward to today and many things have changed except the fact that bank robberies are still around and FBA is here to help. In the late 1990s many bankers noticed a drastic rise in the number of bank robberies and unfortunately the potential for violence was also on the rise.
Law enforcement needs the help of the banking community to flush out the criminals.
The success of local Crime Stoppers programs have been well documented over the past several years. With that formula in mind, the FBA Robbery Reward Program helps by issuing a reward for information leading to the capture of the individuals involved in robberies. The key to the program is that all information is confidential and no names are released. The FBA has established a relationship with several Crime Stopper organizations and law enforcement agencies to ensure the privacy of those that come forward with information. The way the program works is simple.