The United California Heist

By Courtney

The Greates Heist In American History

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Los Angles, California

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November, 1980

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Amil Dinsio proclaims his innocence!

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THE UNITED CALIFORNIA BANK HEIST

The Daily News

What Was the United California Bank Heist?

6 individuals who traveled from Ohio to California, the "Dinsio Crew" as they are known, managed to easily retrieve money and goods that were supposedly protected in a high sercurity vault.

In 1972, a total of $8 million in cash and valuables were stolen from a federally insured bank.

The case highlights the inner monologue of the criminals, and the process in which prosecutors amounted to. Depicting the measures taken to incarcerate. From sting operations, deals and undercover work.

The United California Bank Heist is recognized as one of the greatest bank burglaries in American history.

• Amil Dinsio: Ringleader of the Dinsio gang

• James Dinsio: Brother to Amil Dinsio and mastermind of the operation

• Harry and Ronald Barber: Nephews of Amil Dinsio

• Charles Mulligan: Brother-in-law to Amil Diniso

• Phil Christopher and Charles Broeckel: Alarm experts

The Defendents

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Photos from the Orange County archives.

FBI agents from the Santa Ana resident agency respond to the scene and conclude the burglars intricate plan.

A bank manger attempted to open the vault. He finds great difficulty and calls in reinforcements.

The Crime Commited

A technician checks the rafters above the vault and finds a whole in the roof and another leading to the vault - a screwdriver had been jammed into the lock’s gears.

On March 27th, 1972, the United California Bank opened for business following their weekend off.

Photo from the Orange County archives

Gloves, stolen coins, drill bits, acetylene torches, and hammers found in the getaway car were presented. The items matched to the damages of the crime scene and the recovered latent fingerprints on the dirty dishes found in the groups rented condo.

Burglary & Larceny

Conspiracy

A witness named Earl Dawson, who was an old friend of Mulligan, confessed to being paid $100 to leave his home so the group could hold a meeting. This occurred a day before the heist.

FBI FILES - "THE PERFECT HEIST"

Reenactment of Charles Broeckel's deal with the FBI.

The Prosecutions Arguments

Charles Broeckel made a deal and was rid of his charges because of his cooperation with the investigation.

Prosecutors argued that each member of the Dinsio Crew be charged with conspiracy, burglary, and larceny of a federally insured bank.

Photos are reenactments - FBI FILES "THE PERFECT HEIST"

• Stolen coins: Coherent to the listed valuables stolen from the safe deposit boxes .

• Drill bits: Match the traces of steel in the crime scene.

• Acetylene torches: Use of the torches is apparent around the whole in the roof of the vault.

• Hammers: Toolmark experts examine the damage on the safe deposit boxes and compare them to the striking point of the hammers. It is reported to be a match.

• Stacks of money: Upon discovering stashed money, FBI agents matched them to serial numbers taken from the bank. On a 20–25-acre land, adjacent to property owned by James Densio, millions of dollars in cash and bonds was seized. They traced back funds to the burglary.

• Fingerprints: A condo rented by Dinsio crew members was discovered. The residence was wipped clean, though they failed to remember to turn on the dishwasher that contained their dirty dishes. It was in their error that allowed for a fingerprint analysis, and further connected them to the crime.

Evidence Summary

Reenactment of Amil Dinsio meeting with the "criminal expert". He finilazes the alibi.

FBI FILES - "THE PERFECT HEIST"

• The FBI sets up a sting operation, providing Dinsio with an undercover agent under the guise of a criminal expert in solving problems. The alibi is set, and he has a subsequent defense that he uses in court.

• With the help of another inmate, he buys an alibi for the time of the bank burglary. Such an alibi placed him in a hotel room in Las Vegas - Dinsio soon learns that his fellow inmate reported his plan to officals.

• A desperate Amil Dinsio who was in custody, fabribricates an alibi.

• The Dinsio crew lacked the evidence to prove their innocence.

Defense Presented

The FBI’s undercover agent testified about the sting operation. Thus, jury convicts him and the other four defendants; sentencing ranged from 15 to 20 years.

Harry and Ronald Baker, were runaways at the time of the trial. Ronald was arrested two months after the trial, and sentenced for 15 years. Harry would soon meet defeat 8 years later; he was inccerated for 20 years.

Two trials took place in Los Angles, California in October of 1972. Amil Dinsio pleads his innocence by using the false alibi as a defence.

Jury Decision & Sentence

RONALD BARBER

AMIL DINSIO - "THE FAMILY MAN"

Sociological Theory

• Ronald wanted to retire from criminality and live a life honesty.

• He was compelled to follow through with the bank burglary in California.

• Robberies and burglaries were all Ronald knew: he was enamoured by the heist.

• It can be assumed that such was the same for a few members of the Dinsio crew. That they hoped for more, but they were burglars, and believed that as such, they could not move past those lines.

Economic Theory

• Amil and James Dinsio grew up lacking life necessities: they were poor.

• Turned to burglaries and robberies as their ticket out.

• They were motivated by their unfortunate experience and longed to build a future with endless opportunities. From then, the “Dinsio Crew” came to be.

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