BAY CITY MAN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR ROBBING SUNRISE FAMILY CREDIT UNION
BAY CITY / Thursday, September 18, 2025 — Tony McGillen, 45, of Bay City was sentenced today to 152 months in federal prison for robbing the Sunrise Family Credit Union in Essexville, U.S. Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr. announced.
Gorgon Jr. was joined in the announcement by Reuben C. Coleman, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
U.S. District Court Judge Thomas L. Ludington imposed sentence on McGillen following his guilty plea to bank robbery and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
According to court documents, on April 9, 2024, McGillen robbed the Sunrise Family Credit Union at gunpoint. McGillen threatened multiple tellers and got away with $7,901 in cash. Thanks to tips from the community, the FBI in Bay City identified McGillen and arrested him just over two weeks later.
"The sentencing of Tony McGillen, who was convicted of bank robbery and brandishing a firearm, demonstrates that tough consequences follow such crimes, including multiple years in federal prison,” said Reuben Coleman, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Detroit Field Office. “Thanks to the hardworking members of the FBI Bay City Resident Agency, in partnership with the Hampton Township Police Department, the Michigan State Police and the successful prosecution of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan, Mr. McGillen will be off the streets. I also want to extend my gratitude to the members of the community, including local businesses, whose cooperation was instrumental in bringing justice to those affected by this offender.”
This investigation was conducted by Bay City Resident Agency of the FBI. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney William Orr.
Source: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Michigan
