Disguised Blessings: A wife's story of her Wall Street husband turned bank robber

Jeanne Trantel’s life was perfect—or so it seemed. She had it all: a loving husband who worked on Wall Street, two beautiful, healthy sons, and a dream home in the affluent Long Island community where she grew up, surrounded by friends and family. But then, with one phone call, the life she knew and loved came crashing down around her.

“Your husband,” the caller said, “is in custody for a series of bank robberies that have occurred all over Nassau County.”

Jeanne would soon discover t...