Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
Pierre Lee, also known as “Pierre Wilmoth,” was convicted today by a federal jury in Brooklyn of use of a firearm during a crime of violence. The charge relates to Lee’s attempted robbery of a Capital One Bank branch in Brooklyn on April 26, 2026 (the Capital One Attempted Robbery). The verdict followed a three-day trial before United States Chief District Judge Margo K. Brodie. Prior to trial, on September 1, 2026, Lee pleaded guilty to four counts of the indictment: bank robbery, two counts of attempted bank robbery—including the Capital One Attempted Robbery—and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition (Lee had a prior robbery conviction). The bank robbery and attempted robberies were committed over a four-day spree in Manhattan and Brooklyn. When sentenced, Lee faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison.