A federal judge in Portland has sentenced a man to 20 years in
prison for the robberies of four banks and two motels in Oregon
and Washington.  U.S. District Judge Robert E. Jones determined
Wednesday that 57-year-old Andrew Laviguer is a "career
offender" and gave him a long prison sentence because of the
number of robberies he has committed.  Laviguer robbed banks in
Seattle, Tacoma and Portland last summer and also hit motels in
Salem and Wilsonville, Ore.  He was arrested Sept. 9 and pleaded
guilty two months later.  Earlier in life, Laviguer served
prison sentences for robbing a Salem bank in 1992 and a Gresham
bank in 2007.  Prosecutors say he was released from prison last
July and started his robbery spree the following month.