The Brief
- A serial armed robber, Charles Brownlee, was sentenced to 60 years in federal prison for robbing five cash loan businesses in the DFW metroplex.
- Brownlee was convicted of multiple charges, including Hobbs Act Conspiracy to Interfere with Commerce by Robbery and using a firearm during a crime of violence.
- The robberies happened between May 9 and May 21, 2024, targeting Cash Store locations in various cities, including Grand Prairie and Fort Worth.
FORT WORTH, Texas – A man convicted of robbing five cash loan businesses in the DFW metroplex has been sentenced to 60 years in federal prison, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Nancy E. Larson announced.
On July 18, Charles Brownlee, 37, received a 720-month sentence from U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Connor, who also ordered him to pay $21,123.47 in restitution.
A jury convicted Brownlee in March 2025 on multiple charges, including 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.…