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10 of the biggest heists in history (11 Photos) Central Bank of Iraq Robbery – $1 Billion. Iraq. In the opening hours of the Iraq War, Saddam Hussein ordered his son and a close advisor to cart off $1 billion dollars from the Central Bank of Iraq in what would become the largest bank heist in history.
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One last job: the inside story of the Hatton Garden heist The next decade’s project was the Baker Street bank job of September 1971. As with Hatton Garden, a team settled in over a weekend to drill its way into safe deposit boxes in Lloyds bank; no violence was used and no one noticed until it was all over.
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- Considered to be the largest cash robbery in British history at the time, the Securitas Depot robbery took place in Kent, England and lasted several hours. It began when a number of men abducted and threatened the family of the bank’s manager and tied up 14 staff members.
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1882 â Jesse James is killed by Robert Ford Byte Sized bits of History. 1882 – Jesse James is killed by Robert Ford. Jesse Woodson James (5 September 1847 – 3 April 1882) was an American outlaw, guerilla, gang leader, bank robber, train robber, and murderer from the state of Missouri and the most famous member of the James-Younger Gang.
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- James Gang Rob Huntington Bank. Among the many tales of pioneer life in Wayne County is the story of the escape of Jesse James, the bandit, through this county in 1875 after his gang had robbed the Huntington Bank.
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- 2. Dar Es Salaam (2007) – $282 million. This bank heist was accomplished overnight and very quietly. The heist of the Dar Es Salaam bank, located in Baghdad, is considered one of the largest robberies since the 2003 war started and people took advantage of the banks’ vulnerability.
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What happened to the Washington Mutual Bank? Thomas Herold2016-12-30T08:57:22+00:00. Washington Mutual Bank, affectionately referred to as WaMu for decades, used to be the largest savings and loan financial institution in the United States until its spectacular collapse that occurred at the height of the financial crisis in 2008.
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Eufaula bank president shot dead in robbery; FBI identifies robber who was also shot to death “I've seen people die, but I've never seen a more horrific way to die than what I saw today,” said Robert Simpson, the bank's owner. The robber was later shot to death by law enforcement officers. FBI Special Agent Terry Weber identified the robber late Thursday as Cedric Lamont Norris, 39. The robber also shot and wounded a bank employee, and a hostage was wounded in the shoot-out with officers, authorities said.
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Gardner Museum heist: 25 years later, largest art theft in US history remains unsolved Art Heist Mystery. FILE-This undated photograph provided by the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum shows the watercolor La Sortie de Pesage by Edgar Degas, which was one of more than a dozen works of art burglars stole during a 1990 heist in Boston.
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25 Biggest Robberies, Raids, And Heists Ever Dunbar Armored Facility Robbery. The largest cash robbery to ever take place in the United States this inside job was orchestrated by Allen Pace, one of the employees, on September 12, 1997 at the Dunbar Armored car facility in Los Angeles, California. The thieves made of with about $18 million.
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Gardner Museum heist: 25 years later, largest art theft in US history remains unsolved Comments. It's been called the biggest art heist in U.S. history, perhaps the biggest in the world. But 25 years later, the theft of 13 works from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum remains unsolved. The theft has spawned books, rumors and speculation about who was responsible -- and multiple dead ends.
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The Deadliest Mass Shootings In History The largest mass shooting to ever occur was the Garissa University College Attack, in Garissa, Kenya, in 2014. 148 victims perished in the attack. The largest mass shooting to ever occur was the Garissa University College Attack, in Garissa, Kenya, in 2014. 148 victims perished in the attack. The term mass shooting really only emerged in the post-World War II era.
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- The robbery occurred at around 4:48 p.m. at the Royal Bank, located on Main Street East in Drayton, in Mapleton Township. Officers said a lone male entered the bank and presented a weapon.
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Operation Barbarossa: The Biggest Military Adventure in History Like us on Facebook. June 22nd marks the 70th anniversary of Operation Barbarossa, Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union -- the biggest military adventure in history, which led directly to the downfall of Adolf Hitler’s murderous regime.itler originally intended to launch Operation Barbarossa around May 15, 1941. But then (in typical fashion) a small Balkan intervention turned into a sweeping hemispheric gambit for control of the Middle East.
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- Robbery is the taking or attempting to take something of value from another person by use of force, threats or intimidation. It is committed in the presence of the victim. Robbery is commonly known as a holdup or a stickup (i.e. bank robbery or mugging). Robbery is usually divided into different ‘degrees’.
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Top 10 Largest Banks in the World Total Assets: $2.417 trillion. BNP Paribas is a French based global bank founded in 2000 as a result of a merger between two banks, Banque Nationale de Paris (BNP) and Paribas. Since then, the bank has grown to become the second largest bank in Europe by assets and is now the 8th largest in the world.
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Bank Robbery Laws, Charges & Statute of Limitations But the reality is that it is one of the most serious crimes a person can be charged with, leading to very long prison sentences and other penalties. Bank robbery is just what it sounds like – the act of stealing from a bank while employees and bystanders are subjected to violence, the threat of violence, or force.
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List of stolen paintings The largest art theft in world history occurred in Boston on March 18, 1990 when thieves stole 13 pieces, collectively worth $500 million, from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Among the pieces stolen was Landscape with an Obelisk, which previously was attributed to Rembrandt.
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- The 300 million yen robbery (三億円事件, San Oku En Jiken) , also known as the 300 million yen affair or incident, was the single largest heist in Japanese history at the time.
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- Last October, in a stunning turn of events at the height of the Wall Street crisis, Wachovia backed out of a deal with Citigroup and agreed to a $15 billion merger with Wells Fargo — the biggest bank merger ever.
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20. The United States v. Terrance Boykin (2009) On January 4, 2007, a Chase Bank in Oak Park, Illinois, was robbed by two men at gunpoint, taking more than $100,000 in cash. Thanks in part to witness testimony and surveillance footage, police contended that Terrance Boykin, known to rap fans throughout the Midwest as Bump J, was one of the two culprits.
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The 17th Floor, Where Wealth Went to Vanish The 17th Floor, Where Wealth Went to Vanish. The epicenter of what may be the largest Ponzi scheme in history was the 17th floor of the Lipstick Building, an oval red-granite building rising 34 floors above Third Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. A busy stock-trading operation occupied the 19th floor, and the computers and paperwork of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities filled the 18th floor.
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- The First Bank of the US failed because the bank's charter expired  due to lack of funds. Edward Smith   Edward Smith was the first bank robber indicted in the U.S. In 1831 he was sentenced to 5 years hard labor on the rock pile at Sing Sing Prison.
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Bank robberies come with big payoffs, big consequences (with map, list) The crime comes with tremendous sentences and gives us tremendous bargaining power.. Area bank robberies. Here is a list of bank robberies in The News-Herald's coverage area from 2011 and 2012. The list might not be complete and includes the latest information we have on the crime's status.
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The Great Train Robbery, 1963 One of the most infamous robberies of all time, 1963’s Great Train Robbery involved the hijack of a London-bound train, and the theft of millions of pounds. Late on Thursday 8 August 1963, a Travelling Post Office train left Glasgow for Euston. On board, staff sorted the mail and parcels prior to its arrival in London.
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10 of the biggest heists in history (11 Photos) British Bank of the Middle East – $206 Million. Beirut. In the 70’s while Beirut was in the midst of a civil war, Yasser Arafat found a perfect opportunity amidst the chaos to seize a large portion of money for his Palestine Liberation Organization.