NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Peter Strasser
announced that a federal grand jury on May 16 returned an indictment against
defendant DWAYNE WINANS, JR., a/k/a “Butter,” age 25, of New Orleans, for bank
robbery, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2113(a).
The indictment alleges that on August 4, 2016, WINANS
entered the Fidelity Bank at 5530 Crowder Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana,
and demanded money.
If convicted of the violation, WINANS faces a maximum term
of imprisonment of twenty (20) years, a $250,000 fine, up to three (3) years of
supervised release following any term of imprisonment, and a mandatory $100
special assessment.
U.S. Attorney Strasser praised the work of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation and the New Orleans Police Department in investigating
this matter. Assistant U.S. Attorneys
Michael E. McMahon, Melissa Bucher, and David Howard Sinkman are in charge of
the prosecution.
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