The Dunbar Armored robbery is the biggest idle money robbery in USA. It took place at the Dunbar Armored facility in LA, California in 1997 and the robbers left out with nearly $19 Million.
The robbery was orchestrated by Allen Pace, who was working for Dunber as a regional safety inspector. While employed at Dunbar he photographed and examined the company’s armoured car deposit. He recruited five childhood friends and on a Friday evening, on September 1997 he used his key to enter the institution. The man had analysed the surveillance cameras and understood how they could be avoided.
Once in the building, the robbers hid in the cafeteria and tied all the guards one by one. Pace knew that the safe was open on Fridays because of huge money transfer volumes. In just 30 minutes, the robbers loaded millions of dollars in a vehicle that was waiting for them. Pace knew exactly what were the bags containing the big bills and those with the non-consecutive bills. He also knew where the surveillance camera recording tapes were and took them too.
The police figured immediately out that the hit was engineered by an inside man and they carefully searched Pace but they could not find any evidence connecting him to the robbery. The gang tried hard to hide their new treasure and washed the money in real estate businesses and other economic tricks. Yet, one of the robbers made a mistake when he offered someone a money wad with an original bind. The man immediately went to the police. The robber was soon caught and he revealed the names of all the others. Allen Pace was arrested and sentenced to 24 years in prison. Only $8 million were retrieved, the other $10 million are still missing.