Caught in the act: Accused bank robber who says Ben Affleck played him busted during heist spree

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BOSTON — BOSTON – An alleged notorious bank robber who was busted in the Back Bay on Tuesday afternoon has been ordered held on $50,000 bail.

William Sequeira, 59, of Providence, Rhode Island, was arraigned Thursday in Boston Municipal Court on a charge of attempted unarmed bank robbery, according to the Boston Police Department.

Sequeira was placed in handcuffs and taken into custody after an apparent bank robbery spree. A photo obtained by Boston 25 showed the masked suspect surrounded by undercover agents – caught in the act.

On the “Caught in Providence” YouTube channel, Sequeira even brags to Judge Frank Caprio that Ben Affleck’s character in the movie “The Town” is based on him.

Multiple sources told Boston 25 that Sequeira was trying to pull off another apparent favorite pastime - bank robbery.

“You ever see the movie ‘The Town,’” Sequeira said in the episode.

“I have not,” Judge Caprio responded.

“Well, watch the movie. Ben Affleck plays me in the movie,” Siqueira added.

Law enforcement sources told Boston 25 that Sequeira was on a bank robbery spree. They say he robbed four banks in the last week and a half.

On Caught in Providence, he tells the judge he robbed more than one hundred banks in his lifetime and spent more than three decades in prison for the crimes.

According to sources, the Boston FBI Violent Crimes Task Force was actually inside the Citizens Bank in the Back Bay to alert the manager that Sequeira may be in the area. Investigators say Sequeira walked in at that very moment – ready to rob it.

They immediately took him down. In video obtained by Boston 25, officers could be seen through the bank’s glass windows with Sequeira on the floor inside. He was taken into custody moments later.

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