30 Lesser Known Facts About Banks Everyone Should Know

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26Joshua Brady

Joshua Brady

In 2013, in Virginia's Fairfax County, a 26-year-old named Joshua Brady pretending to be a CIA agent convinced people to try to rob banks to test the security of Washington-area banks.


27. Dick Fuld, the former CEO of Lehman Brothers, got punched in the face and knocked out cold in the Lehman Brothers gym, the same night the bank announced its bankruptcy.


28. Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar had more illegal money than they could deposit in the banks, storing it in warehouses. He annually wrote off 10% of the stored money as ‘spoilage’ when rats crept in at night and nibbled on the hundred dollar bills.


29. An old man (made up name Carlos Hector Flomenbaum) gained the trust of ABN Amro bank in Antwerp's diamond district (Belgium) by bringing the workers chocolate. He was given VIP access to the bank vault and in 2007, stole $28 million worth of diamonds.


30. Carl Gugasian, dubbed the "Friday Night Bank Robber", was the most prolific bank robber in U.S. history. A doctoral student and a third-degree black belt, he robbed over 50 banks in a 30-year span and was known to be extremely meticulous in his methods.

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