NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)), published as received.

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – On July 21, 2026, Chief U.S. District Judge Wendy B. Vitter sentenced JENTONIA WILLIAMS, (“WILLIAMS”), age 40, of New Orleans, to thirty (30) months imprisonment.  WILLIAMS previously pled guilty to bank robbery, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2113(a), announced United States Attorney David I. Courcelle. 

According to court documents, on September 2, 2025, WILLIAMS robbed a Capital One Bank located on Canal Street, in New Orleans, of United States currency.  The deposits of the Capital One Bank branch are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC”).

U.S. Attorney Courcelle praised the work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Violent Crime Task Force in investigating this matter.  Assistant United States Attorney Duane A. Evans of the General Crimes Unit is prosecuting the matter.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

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