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Anthony Curcio (born September 1, 1980) is and American former criminal turned author and speaker. In 2008, Curcio was responsible for one of the most elaborately planned armored car heists in history. He was eventually arrested and sentenced to six years in federal prison. Upon his release from prison he has devoted his life to working with youth in the field of drug abuse and crime prevention, speaking to students and athletes across the U.S. He has been featured in GQ magazine, Esquire, ABC’s “20/20”, Fox News, and NBC among others. == Early life == Curcio was born and raised in Monroe, Washington. As a teenager, he was popular and talented and voted captain of both football and basketball teams at Monroe High School. Curcio broke many records in football and received several honors and awards for his play in both sports. Curcio would later go on to play football at his father’s alma mater, the University of Idaho which had been his childhood dream.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://157.166.253.202/football/college/rosters/1999/iia/ )〕 While returning a punt in practice, Curcio tore his anterior cruciate ligament, ending his promising college football career and introducing him to the powerful pain killer Vicodin. Curcio quickly became addicted to the prescription pills. Soon after, he began experiencing withdrawals and even injured himself intentionally by kicking an oak coffee table repeatedly in order to obtain more pills. With family pressure Curcio agreed to enter a drug/alcohol treatment facility. After completing a 21-day in-patient program, Curcio now sober, started his first business called "Tony’s Gaming", which bought and sold casino tables and other gaming merchandise. Curcio expanded his business by leasing a commercial space and adjacent storage. Within few months of being open to the public, Tony’s Gaming was unexpectedly shut down. The Washington State Gambling commission and local police raided Tony’s Gaming and confiscated the inventory, stating Curcio did not possess the proper permits.〔 Under increasing financial pressure Curcio relapsed and began forging prescriptions on his computer. He later became aware that the police raid was due to influence from a real estate broker who had financial interest in a local casino. Curcio attempted to retain legal representation in the case but was denied services by local attorney's already debriefed by the real estate investor/casino owner.〔 Curcio and several of his associates retaliated against the casino owner by breaking into his businesses and removing computers, files and documents from the offices he owned.〔 Curcio continued to maintain an outward appearance that resembled a successful business owner and family man. He graduated from college, married his high school sweetheart, had two daughters and would later own a real estate investment company based in Seattle, Washington. However, he was living two different lives. As his addiction progressed so did his involvement in illegal activities. By his mid 20s, Curcio had already organized several high-dollar thefts, scams, and loan-sharking schemes, and was also behind a sports memorabilia counterfeiting ring. ABC news stated that Curcio was spending nearly $15,000 a month on his increasing drug habit that now also included cocaine and benzodiazepines.〔 Although he had completed four drug and alcohol treatment programs, relapse was never far away. Curcio’s real estate investment business took a heavy downturn when the economy collapsed in 2008, leaving him with several homes on the verge of foreclosure and vehicles near repossession among other outstanding personal debts.〔 With assets and bank accounts depleting Curcio hatched the idea to rob a Brink’s armored car. 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「Anthony Curcio」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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