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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