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The Bank Rio robbery took place on 13 January 2006 in the town of Acassuso, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.It involved Fernando Araujo, the leader and executor of the heist; Mario Vitette Sellanes, called by the media "the man in the gray suit"; [1] Sebastián ("the Martian") and Alberto "Beto" de la Torre; together with the support of associates that did not enter the bank.
[8] [9] It was documented as “Biggest Bank Robbery” under “Curiosities and wonders” in Limca Book of Records. [10] [11] [12] The Chicago Sun-Times reported that "12 to 15 Sikhs dressed as policemen and armed with submachine guns and rifles escaped with nearly $4.5 million in the biggest bank robbery in Indian history." "No one was injured."
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Bank robbery is the criminal act of stealing from a bank, specifically while bank employees and customers are subjected to force, violence, or a threat of violence. This refers to robbery of a bank branch or teller , as opposed to other bank-owned property, such as a train , armored car , or (historically) stagecoach .
The Bank Rio robbery took place on 13 January 2006 in the town of Acassuso, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.It involved Fernando Araujo, the leader and executor of the heist; Mario Vitette Sellanes, called by the media "the man in the gray suit"; [1] Sebastián ("the Martian") and Alberto "Beto" de la Torre; together with the support of associates that did not enter the bank.
Banco Itaú Argentina was an Argentine bank owned by the Brazilian bank Itaú Unibanco. [2] [3] [4] The bank was acquired by Banco Macro on November 3, 2023. [5] [6] It was founded in 1998 after the purchase of Banco del Buen Ayre. [7] The bank had 99 bank branches and 140 ATMs across the country and more than 400,000 customers. [citation needed]