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| On September 12, 1983, a ] armored truck was robbed of more than $7 million in Hartford, Connecticut. The robbery, code-named "]" by the ] ] ] organization that planned it, was at the time of its commission "the largest cash ] in U.S. history."<ref name="orbituario">, '']'', September 29, 2005. Accessed April 5, 2006. (''The Economist'' Printed edition: October 1, 2005; Vol. 377; Issue 8446; Page 82.)</ref> <ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.fbi.gov/congress/congress01/freeh051001.htm| title=Congressional testimony of Louis J. Freeh| date= 2001-05-10| accessdate=2007-06-05}}</ref><ref name=Captured> Retrieved November 30, 2009.</ref> | On September 12, 1983, a ] armored truck was robbed of more than $7 million in Hartford, Connecticut. The robbery, code-named "]" by the ] ] ] organization that planned it, was at the time of its commission "the largest cash ] in U.S. history."<ref name="orbituario">, '']'', September 29, 2005. Accessed April 5, 2006. (''The Economist'' Printed edition: October 1, 2005; Vol. 377; Issue 8446; Page 82.)</ref> <ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.fbi.gov/congress/congress01/freeh051001.htm| title=Congressional testimony of Louis J. Freeh| date= 2001-05-10| accessdate=2007-06-05}}</ref><ref name=Captured> Retrieved November 30, 2009.</ref> | ||
| ==Arrests== | ==Arrests== | ||
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Avelino González-Claudio is a Puerto Rican who is serving time in a U.S. federal prison for his participation in an armored truck robbery. Although the robbery took place in 1983, González-Claudio was not apprehended until 2008. After pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit the robbery, González-Claudio was sentenced to seven years in prison in 2010.
The robbery
On September 12, 1983, a Wells Fargo armored truck was robbed of more than $7 million in Hartford, Connecticut. The robbery, code-named "White Eagle" by the clandestine Puerto Rican independence terrorist organization that planned it, was at the time of its commission "the largest cash heist in U.S. history."
Arrests
In 1985, González-Claudio was accused in absentia of having planned the robbery as a member of the Macheteros. After more than twenty years as a fugitive, during which he seems to have adopted an alias to teach in Puerto Rico, González-Claudio was apprehended in 2008. He pled guilty to conspiracy for the robbery and in 2010 was sentenced to seven years in prison. Prosecutors argued for the necessity of a substantial sentence in spite of González-Claudio's age and Parkinson's Disease because a search of his home had disclosed documents which authorities declared demonstrated his continued involvement with the Macheteros.
Aftermath
González-Claudio has been listed among Peurto Rican political prisoners by Marjorie Cohn because, although his sentence was dramatically shorter than other prisoners on the list, "one of these men was convicted for harming anyone or taking a life."
See also
- Carlos Alberto Torres
- Juan Enrique Segarra-Palmer
- Edwin Cortes
- Pedro Albizu Campos
- Oscar Collazo
- Lolita Lebron
- Puerto Rican independence movement
References
- Filiberto Ojeda Ríos (obituary), The Economist, September 29, 2005. Accessed April 5, 2006. (The Economist Printed edition: October 1, 2005; Vol. 377; Issue 8446; Page 82.)
- "Congressional testimony of Louis J. Freeh". 2001-05-10. Retrieved 2007-06-05.
- ^ The Hartford (Connecticut, USA) Courant. February 8, 2008. "Wells Fargo Fugitive Captured: Suspect Allegedly Transported Cash From $7 Million Robbery To Mexico" By Edmund H. Mahony, Courant Staff Writer Retrieved November 30, 2009.
- FoxNews. Puerto Rican nationalist sentenced to 7 years for 1983 Wells Fargo robbery in Conn. May 26, 2010.
- Puerto Rico Daily Sun. Political prisoner to be released. July 17, 2010.
- Machetero The Hartford (Connecticut, USA), Courant. May 26, 2010. "Machetero Gets 7 Years For 1983 Wells Fargo Robbery" by Alaine Griffin, Courant Staff Writer, Accessed September 9, 2010.
- La Prensa San Diego. By Marjorie Cohn. The Incarceration of Carlos Alberto Torres: After 30 Years in Prison, the Puerto Rican Political Prisoner Will Be Freed.. Vol. XXXIII. July 30, 2010.
