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- In 1978, Vario approved his crew's participation in the infamous Lufthansa heist at JFK airport. The idea was presented to Vario by phone while he was in Florida. Vario quickly gave his approval, but insisted that Jimmy Burke, then in prison, supervise it.
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Jan 20, 2023 · Burke answered to Paul Vario, a fearsome capo of the Lucchese crime family. Vario, who needed cash quick after losing a cocaine shipment to authorities, greenlit the Lufthansa caper.
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In 1978, Vario approved his crew's participation in the infamous Lufthansa heist at JFK airport. The idea was presented to Vario by phone while he was in Florida. Vario quickly gave his approval, but insisted that Jimmy Burke, then in prison, supervise it. In December 1978, the crew successfully looted an estimated $5 million in cash and ...
The Lufthansa heist was a robbery which took place at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport on December 11, 1978. An estimated US$ 5.875 million (equivalent to US$27.6 million in 2023) was stolen, with $5 million in cash and $875,000 in jewelry, making it the largest cash robbery committed on American soil at the time.
Sep 19, 2019 · Criminals aren’t supposed to be allowed to reap the spoils of their crimes, but the Lufthansa Heist at Kennedy International Airport in 1978 made a lot more money than just the original $6...
Vario was involved in the robbery at John F. Kennedy International Airport in 1978, infamously known as The Lufthansa Heist. He and his crew used to rob cargos at JFK International Airport regularly without getting much trouble from the law enforcement as he used his influence on the labor unions.
Feb 23, 2024 · Paul Vario, underboss of the Lucchese family (played by Paul Sorvino in Goodfellas) sent his son Paul to ensure that his end of the loot was procured. Vincent Asaro, crime crew chief of the Bonnano family was also looped in, and assured payment, as the crime would be committed by Lucchese men on Bonnano territory.
Aug 30, 2020 · Paul Vario (Cicero in the film) ordered DeSimone to kill Edwards, and that was just the beginning of a series of murders within the crew. Burke then ordered anyone who could implicate him in the heist to be killed, and the only person related to it that was convicted was Louis Werner, the crew’s insider.
