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| It was the year 1935 in New York City. The Manhattan Company towered above several of Wall Street's skyscrapers. That's when John Philipp Spanos comes into play. He robbed the bank with four others. The gang got away with $1.5 million. Spanos, interestingly, was a member of a global robbery organization based in southern France. That controversial link would lead to his detention by J Edgar Hoover, Director of the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigations). His accomplices were all apprehended between 1935 and 1939. Spanos, on the other hand, was the last to be apprehended in Greece. [([[https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/biggest-heists-and-bank-robberies-in-american-history.html|World Atlas]])] | It was the year 1935 in New York City. The Manhattan Company towered above several of Wall Street's skyscrapers. That's when John Philipp Spanos comes into play. He robbed the bank with four others. The gang got away with $1.5 million. Spanos, interestingly, was a member of a global robbery organization based in southern France. That controversial link would lead to his detention by J Edgar Hoover, Director of the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigations). His accomplices were all apprehended between 1935 and 1939. Spanos, on the other hand, was the last to be apprehended in Greece. [([[https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/biggest-heists-and-bank-robberies-in-american-history.html|World Atlas]])] |
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| | ===== Seafirst Bank Heist ===== |
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| | Because the offenders wore trench coats on the day of the theft, this incident became known as the trench coat robbery. Ray Bowman and William Kirkpatrick were experienced bank robbers and locksmiths with a 15-year track record of success. This would be their final heist in 1997. The two robbed the Seafirst Bank in Lakewood, Washington, of over $5 million. Later that year, Kirkpatrick was arrested. Soon after, Bowman was arrested. They were both charged with conspiracy to commit robbery. Bowman received a sentence of 24 years in jail. Due to an unlawful search, the accusations against Kirkpatrick were eventually dismissed. [([[https://apnews.com/article/ea54c509a78f8f7e3dc6a092213a9dff|AP]])] |
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| | ===== Agricultural Bank of China Robbery ===== |
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| | The year was 2006 in the Handan. One of China's most audacious thefts was about to take place. Ren Xiaofeng and Ma Xiangjing worked for the Agricultural Bank of China as vault managers. They grabbed 200,000 yuan, which is around 28,000 US dollars. They did, however, continue to steal throughout March and April of 2007. The total value of the heist was $4.3 million. They were quickly apprehended and convicted of stealing. The duo were executed in April of 2008. [([[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-08/09/content_6019194.htm|China Daily]])] |
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| | ===== Robbery of Wells Fargo in Hartford ===== |
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| | Hartford, Connecticut's capital city, is a tiny town. However, in 1983, they became the site of one of the largest bank robberies in history. A group of five Puerto Rican nationalists carried it out. They were dubbed "Los Maceteroes." The extremists were attempting to fund a coup against the US in Puerto Rico. They took more than $7 million from a Wells Fargo bank in Hartford. They were arrested by 1989. Juan Segarra Palmer was their leader. Norman Ramirez Talavera, Antonio Comacho Negron, and Roberto Maldonado Rivera were his accomplices. Carlos Ayes Suarez was also suspected, although he was later exonerated of all accusations. [([[https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-filiberto-film-macheteros-puerto-rico-20190823-20190824-ltp7irfxivfjpcpgw46coka5ca-story.html|Courant]])] |
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| | ===== Brinks Bank Robbery ===== |
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| | In 1950, one of the most sophisticated crimes of the century was committed in Boston. Big Joe McGinnis and 11 accomplices robbed Brinks Bank on January 17th. They committed the crime while dressed in bank uniforms and masks. The group also duplicated keys in order to get access to the second level. Every employee was restrained and gagged. They grabbed little less than $3 million in cash, money orders, cheques, and other kinds of currency. Within two years after the crime in Massachusetts, the gang was apprehended. The majority of them were sentenced to life in prison but were granted release in 1971. Big Joe McGinnis, on the other hand, died in prison before he could be released. Two other offenders died in prison as well. [([[https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/brinks-robbery|FBI]])] |
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| | ===== Loomis Fargo Robbery - North Carolina ===== |
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| | The Loomis Fargo bank in Charlotte, North Carolina, was compromised in 1997 by one of its own security guards, his wife, and eight of their associates. It was the beginning of October. David Ghantt, Kelly Campbell, and their associates stole $17.3 million. They were apprehended within a few months. The eight co-conspirators were also arrested. David Ghantt was sentenced to more than seven years in prison. However, he was released for good conduct after just five years in prison. Kelly Campbell, on the other hand, was sentenced to six years in jail and two years in a drug and alcohol treatment facility. However, one of their conspirators, Steve Chambers, was sentenced to 11 years in prison. [([[https://allthatsinteresting.com/loomis-fargo-heist-david-ghantt|allthatsinteresting]])] |
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| | ===== Loomis Fargo Robbery - Florida ===== |
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| | When it comes to robberies, Loomis Fargo appears to have bad luck. This also happened in 1997. Once again, a bank employee committed the crime. Loomis Fargo employed Philip Noel Johnson as an armored vehicle driver. He battled off two bank staff before ultimately overpowering them. In the end, he stole around $19 million. Following that, he escaped to Mexico. He was captured and sentenced to 25 years in jail upon his re-entry. [([[https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/biggest-heists-and-bank-robberies-in-american-history.html|World Atlas]])] |
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| | ===== Bank of France Robbery ===== |
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| | This robbery was one of France's largest heists of the century. It took held in Toulon in 1992. The offenders were impetuous and violent. They threatened a bank employee's families and attached explosives to a guard. Once inside, the thieves took more than $30 million in francs. The crime was committed by ten guys, but the alleged ringleader was Marc Armando. He was never convicted of the crime, but he was arrested on drug charges later on. Armando committed suicide while incarcerated in 2013. [([[https://www.theclever.com/the-15-biggest-bank-heists-in-history/|The Clever]])] |
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| | ===== The United California Bank Robbery ===== |
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| | The year was 1972, and Laguna Niguel, California was the setting. That's when Amil Dinsio, James Dinsio, Harry Barber, Ronald Barber, Charles Mulligan, Phil Christopher, and Charles Broeckel pulled off one of America's largest bank robberies. The robbers stole around $30 million. They were later linked to a similar incident in Ohio. As a result, the gang was apprehended. Amil Dinsio, the ringleader, was only sentenced to ten years in jail. [([[https://www.cleveland.com/life-and-culture/g66l-2019/03/73ac07f4d98367/super-heist-how-a-youngstown-gang-traveled-to-la-to-rip-off-richard-nixon-and-stole-30-million.html|Cleveland]])] |
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| | ===== Hatton Garden Robbery ===== |
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| | In 2015, a gang tunneled into the Hatton Gardens vault and took more than $31 million in cash and valuables. Eleven conspirators were apprehended within a few months. Nine people were detained and charged with conspiracy to commit robbery. Surprisingly, the men's ages ranged from 48 to 76. The majority were condemned to more than six years in jail. The prisoners were recently sentenced to pay 27.5 million pounds or serve an additional seven years in prison. John Collins, Daniel Jones, Terry Perkins, and Brian Reader were the major perpetrators. Michael Seed was also detained in early 2018. He was accused with burgling conspiracy and concealing illicit goods. His trial is still underway. [([[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/hatton-garden-heist-ringleaders-ordered-pay-back-27-5m-seven-years-jail-a8186291.html|Independent]])] |
