The two prisoners housed on Block 2C at New Jersey State Prison years ago shared a common ambition, authorities said. They wanted to rob banks. Upon release after serving lengthy sentences, they did just that. The men, Bomani Africa and George Bratsenis, committed two violent gunpoint robberies over several months in 2014 in Bratsenis’ home state of Connecticut, prosecutors said. Their heists included a leopard-patterned pillowcase stuffed with cash, getaway cars, a carjacking and even arson. They were pros who authorities said hopped bank teller counters, avoided money that could be tracked, …
