U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that EDDIE JAMES, age
40, of New Orleans, pled guilty yesterday before United States District Judge
Sarah Vance to a one-count Bill of Information charging him with bank robbery
in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2113(a).
According to court documents, JAMES robbed the Fidelity
Homestead Bank at 1201 S. Carrollton Avenue in New Orleans on November 2,
2017. JAMES faces a sentence of up to
twenty years in prison, a period of up to three years of supervised release,
and a fine of $250,000. Sentencing is
scheduled for August 8, 2018 at 9:30 a.m.
U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation in investigating this matter.
Assistant U.S. Attorney David Haller is in charge of the prosecution.
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