Riane Leigh Brownlee, Impersonation and Firearm Offenses, North Carolina 2023
A Monroe woman, who posted on dating websites under fake identities and posed with a fake FBI badge and a firearm, has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for impersonating an FBI agent and illegally possessing a firearm.
Riane Leigh Brownlee, 39, of Monroe, N.C., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell for impersonating an FBI agent and illegally possessing a firearm. Brownlee, who is also known as “Raine Leigh Webb,” and “Alexandria Mancini,” posted on dating websites photographs of herself posing with a fake FBI badge and a firearm.
On February 23, 2019, Brownlee falsely told an individual with whom she met on a date that she was an FBI agent conducting a counter-drug operation. After Brownlee was arrested later the same day, she falsely told the same individual that she had to keep her identity secret from law enforcement because she was operating undercover.
Court records show that, in addition to the fake FBI badge, law enforcement recovered from the stolen vehicle Brownlee was driving a stolen loaded firearm, and a fake FBI ID bearing Brownlee’s photograph and the name “FBI Special Agent Alexandria Mancini.” Brownlee has multiple prior felony convictions, including Identity Theft, Felony Worthless Checks, and Possession of Stolen Motor Vehicle, and she is prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition.
U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray announced the sentencing, thanking the FBI and Claremont Police Department for their investigation of this case. Brownlee is currently in federal custody.
In a separate case, Judge Bell sentenced Curtis Andre Imes, 38, of Statesville, to 54 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Imes was found with a firearm under the driver’s seat and crack cocaine and marijuana in the center console.
Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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