Marrero Man Indicted for Whitney Bank Robbery

U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that TRAVIS CARTER, age 37, of Marrero, was charged yesterday in a one-count Indictment with bank robbery.

According to the Indictment, CARTER robbed the Whitney Bank located in Marrero, Louisiana on July 22, 2016.

If convicted, CARTER faces a maximum term of imprisonment of twenty years, a maximum fine of $250,000, a maximum term of supervised release of three years, and a mandatory $100 special assessment.

U.S. Attorney Polite reiterated that an Indictment is merely a charge and that the guilt of the defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.

U.S. Attorney Polite praised the work of FBI agents in investigating this matter.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Brittany Reed is in charge of the prosecution.