Man who coordinated series of 7 robberies of Chinatown Walgreens sentenced to over 10 years

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Man who coordinated series of 7 robberies of Chinatown Walgreens sentenced to over 10 years

Thomas Robertson | [e-mail]
March 18, 2026, 8:19 PM

The man prosecutors say planned and coordinated a series of seven inside-job robberies of a Walgreens in D.C.’s Chinatown was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years and six months in prison.

Gianni Robinson, 28, of D.C., conspired with two store managers — one of them his uncle — and another man who posed as a masked gunman, 26-year-old Kamanye Williams, to carry out the string of robberies between July 2023 and February 2024.

All four pleaded guilty in early 2025 to charges related to their roles in the robberies, which culminated in a special police officer shooting Williams during the final job.

“After police posted surveillance footage of his co-conspirator robbing the Walgreens, Gianni Robinson sent the YouTube link to the gunman with a laughing emoji. He thought the crimes he conspired on were funny,” U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro said in a release. “Now, after seven robberies, countless traumatized employees and one man shot in the chest, Robinson isn’t laughing anymore.”

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Thomas Robertson
Thomas Robertson is an Associate Producer and Web Writer/Editor at WTOP. After graduating in 2019 from James Madison University, Thomas moved away from Virginia for the first time in his life to cover the local government beat for a small daily newspaper in Zanesville, Ohio.
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We've talked about the robberies at the Chinatown Walgreens before at DU. Another DUer used to shop there when he lived nearby.

I had a colonoscopy yesterday (yay me). Part of the prep includes taking some over-the-counter medications. I bought the over-the-counter medications at that Walgreens.

Brush with greatness, amirite?

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1. Soured culture @Walgreens

One of the most corrupt places I've worked. My sincerest condolences to the unfortunate person who lost his life during their criminal enterprise.