On January 17, 1950 eleven thief’s planned and robbed the Brinks bank in Boston Massachusetts. An overall of 2.7 million dollars was stolen, 1,218,211.29 dollars were stolen in cash and 1,557,183.83 stolen in orders and checks (Federal Bureau of Investigation). For the thieves the mission was a success. There were many factors that contributed to the success of the robbery. The team had planned the robbery for a year until perfected. They went through many rehearsals. This required equipment, a plan, right people with the skills of robbery a bank, and the day of execution (History.com staff 1).
Anthony Pino was the organizer of the heist, he has been a criminal his whole life. Anthony Pino later joined with another guy named Joe McGinnis. Together they created a team of robbers, which would make a plan for the heist. So with extreme caution, for around a whole year they would observe the bank and employees’ schedule and routine through the building across the street. After the robbery the police and even the FBI, who got involved were caught at a dead end, however with greed the robbers started selling out each other (Wilson Colin, Ian Schott, Ed Shedd, Damon Wilson and Rowan Wilson 206).
When robbing the bank, each of them completely covered their faces with masks and wore gloves, chauffer caps and peacoats. …show more content…
It consisted of eleven men, with the leader begin Anthony Pino. With the help of Joe McGinnis, they both organized a group that would plan a heist. The heist was practiced many times and also observed the schedule and routine of the Brinks building. On the day of the heist, they came in armed. It took a total of thirty minutes with little to no evidence left behind. After this they agreed to stay out of crimes for six year. This didn’t last when O’Keefe when in jail, where he ratted out the eight men. The men server time in prison until their sentence was released (History.com staff 1)
Anthony Pino was the organizer of the heist, he has been a criminal his whole life. Anthony Pino later joined with another guy named Joe McGinnis. Together they created a team of robbers, which would make a plan for the heist. So with extreme caution, for around a whole year they would observe the bank and employees’ schedule and routine through the building across the street. After the robbery the police and even the FBI, who got involved were caught at a dead end, however with greed the robbers started selling out each other (Wilson Colin, Ian Schott, Ed Shedd, Damon Wilson and Rowan Wilson 206).
When robbing the bank, each of them completely covered their faces with masks and wore gloves, chauffer caps and peacoats. …show more content…
It consisted of eleven men, with the leader begin Anthony Pino. With the help of Joe McGinnis, they both organized a group that would plan a heist. The heist was practiced many times and also observed the schedule and routine of the Brinks building. On the day of the heist, they came in armed. It took a total of thirty minutes with little to no evidence left behind. After this they agreed to stay out of crimes for six year. This didn’t last when O’Keefe when in jail, where he ratted out the eight men. The men server time in prison until their sentence was released (History.com staff 1)