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Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Jewelry Store Robbery

U.S. Attorney’s Office April 14, 2010
  • Eastern District of Pennsylvania (215) 861-8200

PHILADELPHIA—Raynard Powell, 20, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty today to committing the June 4, 2009, gunpoint robbery at Govberg Jewelers, announced United States Attorney Michael L. Levy. During the course of the robbery, over $216,000 in jewelry was taken. Powell’s co-defendant, Nathaniel Williams, is scheduled for trial on June 14, 2010.

Powell will be sentenced on July 27, 2010. He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of seven years in prison with a maximum possible sentence of life, and a possible fine of up to $750,000.

The case was investigated by the FBI and the Philadelphia Police Department and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Anthony J. Wzorek.

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