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James "Jimmy the Gent" Burke (5 July 1931-13 April 1996) was a Lucchese crime family associate who organized the 1979 Lufthansa heist, the most lucrative cash theft in US history, and the murders of many of the participants afterwards. Burke was of Irish descent, so he could never become a "made man" in the American Mafia, but he was highly respected within Paul Cicero's crew. He was arrested ...
30 ago 2021 · The jury believed Hill and they convicted him and the judge later sentenced Burke in 1985 to another 20 years in prison. The prison doctors diagnosed Jimmy the Gent with cancer and in April 1996, James “Jimmy the Gent” Burke died. He would have been eligible for parole in 2004 had he lived. Show notes by Gary Jenkins.
20 lug 2017 · The mastermind behind the Lufthansa heist was the mobster Jimmy Burke (“Jimmy Conway,” played by Robert De Niro, in Goodfellas). Accompanied by several associates, including Parnell “Stacks” Edwards (played by Samuel L. Jackson) and Tommy DeSimone (played by Joe Pesci), he managed to steal $5 million in cash and an additional $875,000 in jewelry from John F. Kennedy Airport.
21 feb 2022 · On December 11th, 1978 the biggest robbery in US history. The Irish gangster behind it was Jimmy "The Gent" Burke also known as the Celtic Warrior. He stole ...
As part of the OTB Gold series, Off The Ball is bringing you selected articles from classic interviews of ours. This week, Jimmy Burke... Anyone who has seen the movie ‘Goodfellas’ might associate Henry Hill (Played by Ray Liotta in the film) and Jimmy Burke (the inspiration for Jimmy ‘The Gent’ Conway, played by Robert De Niro) with crimes such as murder and robbery.
19 set 2019 · Burke strangled Jimmy Breslin almost to death after he wrote a piece on Paul Vario. That should have made it to the movie. On December 11, 1978 Burke pulled off the Lufthansa heist.
那么，吉米·伯克（Jimmy Burke）对黑手党的最大贡献就是他从未为之回应的另一种罪行：他编排的汉莎（Lufthansa）抢劫案。 1978年，一群身份不明的人抢劫了在美国领土上犯下的最大规模的抢劫案，这是美国有史以来调查时间最长的犯罪之一。
