Defendant stole thousands of dollars’ worth of narcotics and
other controlled substances
United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced
the sentencing of MICHAEL IMAN WHITE, 20, to 120 months in prison for the
robbery and attempted robbery of multiple Walgreens pharmacies. WHITE and his
codefendant JAVONN T. LEWIS, 24, were charged in a superseding indictment on
November 20, 2019. WHITE, who pleaded guilty on March 7, 2019, was sentenced
today before Senior Judge Donovan W. Frank in U.S. District Court in St. Paul,
Minnesota. LEWIS, who pleaded guilty on May 22, 2019, is scheduled to be
sentenced on October 3, 2019.
According to the defendant’s guilty plea and documents filed
in court, during a four-month period, between April and July of 2018, WHITE
used force, violence, and fear of injury to rob or attempt to rob five
Walgreens Pharmacies in St. Paul and Edina, Minnesota. WHITE terrorized
numerous store employees by pointing actual or replica firearms at them and
sometimes restraining them with zip ties. In total, WHITE and his accomplices
stole more than $75,000 worth of narcotics and other controlled substances.
The Hobbs Act, passed by Congress in 1946, allows federal
prosecutors to prosecute individuals who commit armed robberies of businesses
engaged in interstate commerce. If convicted, WHITE faces a potential maximum
penalty of 20 years in prison on each count.
This case was the result of an investigation conducted by
the FBI, the Edina Police Department, the Saint Paul Police Department, and the
Bloomington Police Department. This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods,
an initiative that brings together all levels of law enforcement and the
communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer
for everyone.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey S. Paulsen is prosecuting
the case.
Defendant Information:
MICHAEL IMAN WHITE, 20
Muncie, Ind.
Convicted:
Interference with
commerce by robbery (Hobbs Act), 1 count
Sentenced:
120 months in
prison
Three years of
supervised release
$84,740 in
restitution
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