bank robberies
Armed financial thefts
Bank robberies are crimes in which perpetrators steal money or valuables from banks, typically through force, threat, or intimidation.
The term covers everything from armed holdups to sophisticated heists: The city saw a string of bank robberies in the 1930s.
Bank robbery carries severe federal penalties in the United States.
- safecrackingOpening secured vaults illegally
- vault doorReinforced entry to secure storage
- heistOrganized large-scale theft
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
- moneyCurrency for transactions
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Money held by lenders
savings · wage income · investment returns · charitable donations · inheritance
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Money held by lenders
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Fraudulent taking of entrusted assets
wire fraud · identity theft · accounting fraud · Ponzi schemes · money laundering
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