Michele Beckwith Acting U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California
Yasmin Charisse Millett, 22, has entered a guilty plea to a charge of bank robbery, according to Acting United States Attorney Michele Beckwith. Court documents reveal that between June 2023 and September 2024, Millett and her accomplices were involved in at least ten bank note robberies across various California cities such as Sacramento, Vallejo, Suisun City, Benicia, Concord, and Antioch.
Millett's role in the conspiracy included recruiting individuals to carry out the robberies by entering banks or credit unions equipped with sunglasses, a purse, and a threatening demand note. These notes typically instructed employees to hand over money or face dire consequences.
On July 17, 2023, Millett participated in a robbery using a stolen white Audi A7 with tinted windows at a credit union in Suisun City. She provided guidance to an accomplice on executing the robbery while she waited outside in the car. The accomplice presented the demand note to an employee inside the bank and received money before returning to the vehicle where they shared the stolen cash.
The following day, law enforcement stopped the stolen Audi A7 with Millett driving. During this stop, authorities discovered bait money from the previous day's robbery and a crumpled post-it demand note on the driver's seat containing instructions for robbing banks.
Charges are still pending against codefendants Dontae Jones Jr., 20, who has no fixed address in Northern California, and JoMya Mauriyne Futch, 21, of Richmond. They are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.
The investigation was conducted by FBI field offices in San Francisco and Sacramento with support from multiple local police departments including those from Sacramento and Vacaville among others. Assistant U.S. Attorney Whitnee Goins is handling prosecution duties for this case.
Chief U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley will sentence Millett on June 26, 2025. She could face up to 20 years in prison along with a $250,000 fine. However, her actual sentence will be determined based on statutory factors and Federal Sentencing Guidelines which consider various variables.
