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in the heart of New York City during the
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1970s one of the boldest heists in
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American history took place planned and
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executed by a tight-knit group of Mafia
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connected men this is the story of the
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infamous L Hanah Heist it All Began in
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the early morning hours of December 11th
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1978 a gang led by Jimmy Burke a feared
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mobster with ties to lucazi crime family
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broke into a high security warehouse at
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JFK airport their target the stash of
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cash and jewelry that had been flown in
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from overseas inside the Lu hanza cargo
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hold millions of dollars in untraceable
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cash were just sitting there waiting for
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them Burke and his crew were no ordinary
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robbers they had insiders employees who
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fed them information on the warehouse's
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layout and security schedules everything
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was planned meticulously right down to