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College man who robbed bank freed
The former Lehigh University class president served nearly two years. Probation is till 2016.
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A former Lehigh University class president was released from prison after serving nearly two years for robbing a bank to help finance his gambling addiction.
Greg Hogan Jr., 22, left state prison earlier this month after serving 22 months for the August 2005 robbery of a Wachovia bank in Allentown. After handing the teller a note demanding money, Hogan got away with about $2,800 and drove off with his unsuspecting fraternity brothers; he was arrested a few hours later at orchestra practice.
Hogan's father said his son, then president of Lehigh's Class of 2008 and hoping for a career on Wall Street, fell victim to online gambling. Investigators said he robbed the bank because he was $5,000 in debt.
"When we sent him off to college, we envisioned coming back to Pennsylvania to listen to him make the president's address," said his father, the Rev. Gregory Hogan Sr., pastor of a Baptist church in Barberton, Ohio. "Instead, we're here to pick him up from prison."
The younger Hogan walked out of prison June 16 facing an uncertain future.
"Before, Greg's options were unlimited," said his father. "Now they are limited, but he's an intelligent kid and a hard worker. We know he will find a path to do great things."
Under terms of his probation, which runs into 2016, Hogan can't enter a casino or make a legal bet.
