Tag: Hobbs Act
Chinatown Walgreens Robber Gets 10.5 Years
⏱ 3 min read Gianni Robinson, 28, is trading city sidewalks for concrete cells after getting 126 months in federal prison for a brazen series of armed robberies targeting a single Walgreens in D.C.’s Chinatown. Between July 2023 and February 2024, Robinson masterminded seven inside-job heists at the store on 7th Street NW, racking up…
Lawyer Hired Thug to Shake Down Client
⏱ 3 min read Brooklyn fed prosecutors slammed New York attorney Joshua Nass, 50, with charges yesterday, alleging he didn’t just file lawsuits – he ordered one. Nass is accused of hiring a heavy to strong-arm a former client, “John Doe 1,” and his son, “John Doe 2,” into ponying up a fabricated $500,000 debt.…
Dollar Store Heist: 15 Years Behind Bars
⏱ 3 min read Jackson, MS – Torrance Stewart, 31, will spend the next 15 years in a federal prison cell after a May 2, 2022, attempt to stick up a local dollar store. Stewart walked in packing heat, a pistol, and demanded cash, but the robbery went south quick when the store’s register refused…
Chinatown Walgreens Robberies: Kingpin Gets 10.5 Years
Gianni Robinson, 28, will spend the next decade and a half of his life in federal prison for masterminding a brazen series of armed robberies targeting Walgreens stores in Washington D.C.’s Chinatown neighborhood. Yesterday, Judge Jia M. Cobb handed down a 126-month sentence – 10.5 years – to Robinson, declaring him the architect of seven…
Chinatown Walgreens Robberies: Kingpin Gets 10.5 Years
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Texas Courier Pleads in NY Coke Ring SEE ALSO: Fentanyl Dealer Tossed Gun, Drugs From Window WASHINGTON D.C. – Gianni Robinson, 28, is headed to federal prison for over ten years after orchestrating a series of brazen armed robberies targeting a Walgreens in D.C.’s Chinatown. He was sentenced to 126…
Chinatown Walgreens Robberies: Mastermind Gets 10+ Years
A brazen scheme to repeatedly rob a Chinatown Walgreens has landed one man over a decade in federal prison. Gianni Robinson, 28, was sentenced to 126 months – 10 and a half years – today for orchestrating seven armed robberies of the store located at 801 7th Street NW in Washington D.C. The feds say…
Chinatown Walgreens Robberies: Ringleader Gets 10.5 Years
A decade and a half behind bars. That’s where Gianni Robinson, 28, will spend the next 126 months after federal prosecutors secured a conviction for orchestrating a series of brazen armed robberies targeting a Walgreens in Washington D.C.’s Chinatown. The sentence, handed down today in U.S. District Court, closes the book on a seven-month crime…
Armed Motel Robber Gets 17+ Years
⏱ 3 min read Rickey Martin Jr., 36, is headed to federal prison for over 17 years after holding up the owner of a Maryville, Illinois motel with a loaded handgun in May 2023. The Arkansas man pleaded guilty to Hobbs Act robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime, finally facing the music this…
Bridgeport Gunman Gets 12 Years
⏱ 3 min read Derrick Rivera, 22, is headed to federal prison for 12 years after terrorizing two Bridgeport businesses in November 2022. Rivera pleaded guilty to robbing a barbershop on Wood Avenue and a restaurant on Wade Street, both at gunpoint. The November 25th robbery at the Wade Street eatery turned especially violent when…
