Mia Armani Williams, Misprision of a Felony, Nebraska 2025

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – In a federal courtroom in Lincoln, Nebraska, Mia Armani Williams, 22, was handed a two-year probation sentence for misprision of a felony. The sentencing took place on April 14, 2025.

According to the investigation, a Nebraska State Patrol trooper pulled over two nearly identical black Mercedes SUVs with Illinois plates traveling eastbound on I-80 in Seward County on October 1, 2022. The stop led to the arrest of Williams and her co-defendants, Jennilee Velez, Samantha Francisco, and Julany Rivera.

Both SUVs were searched after Williams and Francisco admitted to having marijuana. Authorities found more than 16 pounds of cocaine and 393 oxycodone pills in the SUV driven by Velez, as well as over 24 pounds of cocaine and 66 oxycodone pills in the other SUV.

Phone records revealed that Williams and her co-defendants had traveled from Chicago to Los Angeles to load the drugs into the SUVs. They were headed back to Chicago when they were stopped by law enforcement.

Williams failed to notify authorities about Velez’s illegal activities when initially contacted. Jennilee Velez was previously sentenced to 42 months’ imprisonment and two years of supervised release on April 29, 2024.

The cases of Samantha Francisco and Julany Rivera remain pending. The investigation was conducted by the Nebraska State Patrol, the Seward County Sheriff’s Department, the Saline County Sheriff’s Department, and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

The defendant, Mia Armani Williams, is a resident of Chicago, Illinois. The charges against her are misprision of a felony. The sentencing took place in Lincoln, Nebraska, on April 14, 2025.

Mia Armani Williams currently serves two years of probation. There is no parole in the federal system.

This case is a prime example of the ongoing fight against drug trafficking in the United States. Williams’s sentence serves as a reminder of the consequences of failing to report illegal activities.

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