JEFFERSON CITY, MO—David M. Ketchmark,
Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced
that a Jefferson City, Missouri woman was sentenced in federal court today for
committing six bank robberies.
Dwashan Trakese Thompson, 38, of
Jefferson City, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Fernando J. Gaitan
to seven years and three months in federal prison without parole. The court
also ordered Thompson to pay $57,794 in restitution.
On July 12, 2011, Thompson pleaded
guilty to an indictment in the Western District of Missouri that charges her
with two bank robberies. Thompson admitted that she stole $1,605 from Missouri
Credit Union in Jefferson City on December 20, 2010. She also admitted that she
stole $11,850 from Hawthorn Bank in Jefferson City on December 28, 2010.
Thompson also pleaded guilty to an
indictment in the Eastern District of Missouri that charges her with four bank
robberies. In each robbery, Thompson wore a black ski mask and demanded money
from the tellers. Thompson admitted that she stole $9,500 from Martinsburg Bank
and Trust in Montgomery City, Missouri on December 23, 2009. She also admitted
that she stole $27,662 from Truman Bank in St. Peters, Missouri on Feb. 22,
2010. Thompson admitted that she stole $16,000 from First National Bank in
Weldon Springs, Missouri on July 10, 2010. She also admitted that she stole
$5,465 from St. Johns Bank and Trust in St. Charles, Missouri on September 25,
2010.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant
U.S. Attorneys Lawrence E. Miller (Western District of Missouri) and Michael A.
Bert (Eastern District of Missouri). It was investigated by the FBI.
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