Edward Smith (thief)

Edward Smith committed one of the first bank robberies in the United States on March 19, 1831, stealing $245,000 from the City Bank on Wall Street in New York City using a set of copied keys.[1][2] He spent $60,000 before he was caught. He was eventually arrested, convicted, and sentenced to five years in Sing Sing prison.

References

  1. "On March 19, 1831 the first U.S. bank robbery occurred...". Chicago Tribune. March 19, 1990. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  2. Townsend, John (2005). Crime Through Time. Capstone Classroom. p. 20.
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