WEST ROXBURY, Mass. — Two Brockton, Mass., brothers have pleaded guilty to conspiring to stage the 2024 robbery of Energy Credit Union in West Roxbury, where one of the brothers worked as a teller, according to federal prosecutors.
The guilty pleas were first reported by the Enterprise News and were detailed in a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.
Jenel Flounoury, 30, and Justin Flounoury, 34, each pleaded guilty on July 24 in U.S. District Court in Boston to one count of conspiracy to commit larceny from a credit union. The brothers were indicted by a federal grand jury in 2025. Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 19.
According to prosecutors, the brothers conspired to stage the robbery while Jenel Flounoury was working at the credit union.
Authorities said Justin Flounoury entered the credit union wearing a hat, dark clothing, sunglasses and a mask before approaching his brother’s teller station and handing him a note reading, “Hand it Over.”
Unable to Carry All the Money
Rather than surrendering only the cash available in his teller drawer, prosecutors said Jenel Flounoury entered the credit union vault and removed nearly $200,000 in cash. Unable to carry the money by hand, he retrieved a bag from the vault, placed the cash inside and handed it to his brother, who then fled the credit union.
Cellphone records later showed Justin Flounoury traveled directly to the residence the brothers shared, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Federal prosecutors said investigators later observed the brothers burning dark-colored clothing on a backyard grill that was consistent with clothing worn by the robber during the staged holdup.
What Search Found
A search of the residence that same night led authorities to recover more than $160,000 in cash, including 10 $100 bills whose serial numbers matched bills taken from the credit union vault, prosecutors said.
The conspiracy charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. Any sentence will be determined by a federal judge after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and applicable federal law.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Mark Grady and John Potapchuk of the Major Crimes Unit are prosecuting the case, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
