Greensboro Man Sentenced to 260 Months in Federal Prison on Drug and Firearms Offenses

GREENSBORO, N.C. -  A Greensboro resident was sentenced on December 21, 2022, in federal court in Greensboro for drug conspiracy, knowingly possessing with intent to distribute controlled substances, maintaining drug-involved premises, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairston of the Middle District of North Carolina. 

MITCHELL DANYELL BANKS, age 43, was convicted at trial on June 16, 2022, of all fourteen counts of the indictment against him.  The offenses occurred in Greensboro, North Carolina. 

United States District Judge William L. Osteen, Jr., sentenced BANKS a total of 260 months in federal prison.  In addition to the prison time, BANKS was ordered to serve concurrent six-, five-and three-year terms of supervised release and to pay a special assessment of $1,400.00.

The case was investigated by the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office and the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). The case was prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Attorney Mary Ann Courtney and Assistant United States Attorney Clifton T. Barrett.

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