Странный шторм, обрушившийся на северную Францию 13 июля 1788 года, градины были настолько велики, что они убили людей и животных и уничтожили сотни квадратных миль урожая на
накануне сбора урожая, прошла полгода в катастрофическую погоду. Даже с’штормового’пути урожай оказался плохим, благодаря продолжительной весенней засухе Though hardly anyone gets away with ограбить банк, крупномасштабные ограбления и грабежи все еще довольно захватывающе. Это’s
easy to see how one of the most famous U.S. robberies could inspire a famous gangster
movie (page 9). Read on for a look at some of the biggest robberies to take place in the United States. David Ghantt, along with girlfriend Kelly Campbell, robbed $17.3 million from Loomis Fargo in 1997. Ghantt was working as a Loomis Fargo security when he committed the robbery,
and Campbell had been a former employee as well. Ghantt was supposed to drive the getaway van to Campbell in northwest Charlotte to hand the cash off and then quickly proceed to
leave the country. According to The Charlotte Observer, they got caught when the FBI
traced one of their incriminating phone calls. Next: One of the largest robberies in American history On March 24, 1972, Amill Dinsio, group of his family members, and two alarm experts robbed the United California Bank in Laguna Niguel, California. The group made off with $30 million. They would have gotten away with it
save for the fact that they had committed a similar crime in Ohio just a few months prior. When authorities realized the two robberies were linked, they checked transportation
records and saw the group had traveled to both locations together, reports World Atlas. Next: America’s first bank robbery This robbery dates all the way back to 1798. Isaac Davis and an accomplice broke into Philadelphia’s Carpenter’s Hall (at the time, several banks were located here).
They made out with over $162,000. However, after the robbery Davis went ahead and deposited the cash he’d stolen back into the bank he stole it from. “He was questioned,
gave a full confession, returned the money, and was pardoned,” says The
Clever. Next: A guard working at the building organized this famous robbery. In 1982, a 25-year-old man named Cristos Potamtsis stole $11 million from a Sentry Armored Courier in New York, New York. He had been working as a guard for the building at the
time. He was arrested two months later while in San Juan on vacation. His partner in crime, 21-year-old George Legaki’s was arrested when voluntarily showed up for
questioning, according to World Atlas. Next: One of the deadliest robberies in American history. The Clever calls this heist the most violent bank robbery in American history. “During the multiple-hour robbery and ensuing police standoff, some 2,000 rounds of ammunition were fired by both the armored suspects and the LAPD. Both perpetrators died,
a dozen police offers were wounded, and eight civilians were also injured during the melee,” reads the publication. Next: This group took from the rich and gave to the poor. Back in 1983, a group of guerrilla soldiers known as Los Macheteros robbed a Wells Fargo in a small Connecticut city. The group made off with over seven million dollars, which,
today, would be worth about $17 million today, according to The Clever. Los Macheteros sent a great deal of the money to help poor communities in Puerto Rico. The rest of it they
hid in Cuba and various drop sites around Puerto Rico and America. The FBI was only able to recover about $80,000. Next: The FBI was able to link this robbery to another one like it to catch the suspects. In 1935, John Philipp Spanos stole $1.5 million from the Manhattan Company. At the time, FBI Director J Edgar Hoover was able to link this robbery to another international
robbery ring that was based out of the Southern France, according to World Atlas. Along with Spanos, five were arrested in July of 1936 and four more were arrested between then and
December 1939. Next: This mastermind lived fast and loose. In 1878, George Leslie orchestrated the biggest robbery in the United States at the time. He got away with nearly $2.5 million worth of cash, stocks, and bonds. He ended up being
murdered by one of his accomplices for having an affair with the killer’s wife just months after the robbery took place. Next: This robbery took place at John F. Kennedy International Airport. The Lufthansa heist was a robbery that took place at John F. Kennedy International Airport. It took
place on December 11, 1978. The reported mastermind, Jimmy Burke, made off with an estimated $5 million in cash and $875,000 in jewelry. At the time, it was the largest cash robbery
ever committed. If this sounds at all familiar to you, you’ve probably seen the movie Goodfellas, which uses this robbery as one of its main plot points. Next: Butch Cassidy’s first ever robbery The famous bank robber, Butch Cassidy, committed his first robbery on June 24, 1889 at the San Miguel Valley Bank in Telluride, Colorado. He walked into the bank, pointed a gun
at the teller, and made off with sacks filled with over $20,000, according to The Clever. Next: This building was robbed by a gang of 11 members. On January 17, 1950, the Brinks Building in Boston Massachusetts was robbed of $2.8 million. The crime was committed by a gang that consisted of 11 members and was lead by Joseph
“Big Joe” McGinnis. “The majority of the gang was arrested five days before the statute of limitations ran out,” reports World Atlas. “Eight of them received maximum life
sentences, all were paroled in 1971 except for McGinnis who had died in prison. Only $58,000 of the $2.7 Million was ever recovered.” Next: This man worked at the bank and handcuffed his coworkers to steal millions of dollars. Another robbery occurred at a Loomis Fargo in 1997. Philip Noel Johnson was an armored car driver for the bank when he overpowered two of his coworkers and left them handcuffed
while he proceeded to steal $18.8 million. He was caught when a U.S. customs Agent found Johnson’s answers to her questions to be suspicious. When he was arrested, customs
found multiple passports on him and he received 25 years in prison, according to World Atlas. Next: A group of friends stole $18.9 million together. On September 12, 1997, Allen Pace and five of his childhood best friends robbed $18.9 million from The Dunbar Armored Car depot. Pace had been working as the regional safety
inspector for Dunbar at the time. The group of friends would have gotten away with it had one of them not paid a real estate associate with a stack of bills that was bound in its
original binds. The associate went to the police and Pace was convicted and sentenced to 24 years in prison, reports World Atlas. Next: These robbers worked with the mafia to pull of their heists. Guinness World Records named this robbery the “most successful hotel robbery.” It was orchestrated by Samuel Nalo and Robert Comfort. The two pocketed $27 million. According to
World Atlas, the two worked closely withe mafia family to pull off their various robberies. “The only survivor of the heist is Nick ‘The Cat’ Sacco, who is
currently imprisoned for another matter entirely,” reads the publication. Next: This group couldn’t figure out how to divide up the money afterwards. Back in 1878, mastermind George Leonidas Leslie (a former architect) along with Jimmy Hope, Samuel Perris, and other robbed the Manhattan Savings Institution. They made off with
$2.5 million (that would be $63.4 million today), including $12,000 in cash. “Leslie’s gang slowly fell apart due to issues with dividing up the money they stole. Not long after the Manhattan Savings institution robbery, the police arrested
most of his gang, and brought them in on robbery charges,” reports Wikipedia.
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1. The Loomis Fargo robbery of 1997
2. A family of robbers
3. The Bank of Pennsylvania robbery
4. The Sentry Armored Courier robbery
5. The deadly North Hollywood Bank of America robbery
6. The Los Macheteros robbery
7. The Mahattan Company robbery
8. The Manhattan Savings Institution robbery
9. The Lufthansa heist
10. The infamous Butch Cassidy’s first robbery
11. The Brinks Building robbery
12. The 1997 Loomis Fargo robbery
13. The Dunbar Armored Car robbery
14. The Pierre Hotel robbery
15. The Manhattan Savings Institution robbery