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The 1998 Bank of America robbery was a robbery which took place in the World Trade Center on January 14, 1998. In 1998, struggling mobster Ralph Guarino decided to rob the World Trade Center's Bank of America. He recruited a friend named Salvatore Calciano, who had worked at the World Trade Center (WTC) for 20 years. Salvatore explained to Guarino that following the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, there was camera surveillance of almost everywhere inside the World Trade Centers, inside garages and even in elevators. Also, all employees had to wear ID tags when operating within the building. This obviously posed a problem, after a conversation between Salvatore and Guarino, the persuasive Guarino cajoled Salvatore into handing over an ID badge only issued to trusted employees, such as himself. Sal informed Guarino that at a specific time a Brinks van arrived to deliver money in U.S. and foreign currencies from Bank of America's many branches and was sent, by elevator, to the 11th floor of the first tower of the WTC. Guarino realized the potential this robbery had, financially. Guarino had been in and out of prison for petty thefts, and truck hijacking. == Planning == The plan was based on the fact that, at 8.30 a.m., a Brinks truck would arrive in the WTC garage and guards would place the bags of money onto a stainless-steel rolling cart. Anywhere from eight to ten bags would be delivered, but that was fairly irrelevant because a single one of the bags would be enough to satisfy Guarino and Salvatore's monetary needs. Guarino decided that only two of the three robbers would need guns because the employees taking the rolling cart to the 11th floor wouldn't be carrying guns. All three robbers would need fake IDs, two guns and some duffel bags, as well as the standard ski-masks. The plan was that the men would wait for the elevator to arrive at around 8:30 a.m. and then put on their ski-masks and get into the elevator before anyone could leave, then pull out their guns and get the bags of money loaded into their duffel bags, tie up the staff and use the elevator to reach the top floor and then walk out, holding their heads away from the numerous cameras. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1998 Bank of America robbery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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