Authorities have dismissed the last pending charges against American Express financial adviser Troy Rufra, who in an apparent case of mistaken identity faced as many as 80 years in prison for allegedly robbing four banks.
After a prosecutor recommended dismissing the cases, a Jefferson County grand jury on Thursday returned no indictment against Rufra for three robberies in St. Matthews. The chief deputy prosecutor in Clark County, Ind., got a judge to dismiss the fourth robbery charge earlier this month.
Rufra, 30, who was suspended from his job at an American Express franchise in September but was reinstated this week, said: ”I feel incredible. It looks like some prayers got answered and I got an early Christmas gift.”
