A man convicted of robbing five cash loan businesses in the Dallas-Fort Worth area has been sentenced to 60 years in federal prison, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Nancy E. Larson announced.
U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Connor sentenced Charles Brownlee, 37, to 720 months in prison on July 18, along with a $21,123.47 reparation order.
Brownlee was found guilty by a jury in March 2025 of Hobbs Act Conspiracy to Interfere with Commerce by Robbery, five counts of Hobbs Act Interference with Commerce by Robbery, five counts of Using, Carrying, and Brandishing a Firearm During a Crime of Violence, and one count of Felon in Possession of a Firearm…