Two Brockton Brothers Plead Guilty to Staging Credit Union Heist

BOSTON - Two Brockton men pleaded guilty on July 24, 2026 in federal court in Boston to the Sept. 24, 2024, robbery of the Energy Credit Union in West Roxbury, Mass. The defendants stole $197,146 from the Credit Union where one brother was employed as a teller.

Jenel Flounoury, 30, and Justin Flounoury, 34, each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit larceny from a credit union. U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs scheduled sentencing for Oct. 19, 2026. Both men were indicted by a federal grand jury in January 2025.

The Flounourys conspired to stage a "robbery" of the Credit Union where Jenel was employed. Specifically, on the day of the robbery, Justin entered the Credit Union wearing a hat, dark clothing, sunglasses and a mask. At the time, Janel was working at the teller window inside the Credit Union. Justin approached the teller window and passed Jenel a note reading "Hand it Over." Rather than provide the "robber" with the limited amount of cash in his teller drawer, Jenel got up from his chair, entered the Credit Union's vault and gathered almost $200,000 in cash. Unable to carry that amount in his hands, Jenel got a bag from within the vault and placed that cash inside to provide the "robber." Justin then left the Credit Union with the bag of cash. Cellphone records showed Justin travelled home to the residence he shared with Jenel.

Within hours of his arrival home, Jenel and Justin were observed lighting a fire on a grill, and then burning dark colored clothing, consistent with that worn by the robber. These events were captured on video and burnt clothing was later recovered from the grill.

A search of the defendants' shared residence later that night resulted in the recovery of over $160,000 in cash, including 10 $100 bills whose serial numbers matched those stolen from the Credit Union vault during the robbery.

The charge of conspiracy provides for a sentence of up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Massachusetts State Police Colonel Geoffrey Noble; and Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox made the announcement today. Valuable assistance was provided by the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office. Assistant United States Attorneys Mark Grady and John Potapchuk of the Major Crimes Unit are prosecuting the case.