Burke testified against his 42-year-old brother, Stephen, and four other Charlestown cohorts about a string of armored car robberies and bank heists, including one in Hudson, N.H., in which two . BOSTON - An infamous criminal, who claims he's robbed more than 100 banks, was arrested in an attempted heist in the Back Bay. Sequeira was once featured in an episode of the show "Caught in Providence." 2113(a).1 The issues on appeal are (1) whether the district court erred in refusing to suppress, inter alia, two firearms, $1,958 in cash (including about $150 in "bait money"), and coin rolls seized from Ferreira after an allegedly unconstitutional "stop and frisk," (2) whether the testimony of an expert witness for the prosecution unfairly prejudiced Ferreira, and (3) whether the introduction of weapons in evidence was reversible error. The officers chased the car as it fled into the Charlestown public housing project in Medford Street. The government introduced his testimony to prove identification. Dec. 22, 1992 Transit Systems Inc. armored car, Lynn, Mass. Although we base our decision on relevancy grounds, we also join the Laker court in holding that such evidence, even if remotely relevant, would have been unfairly prejudicial to appellant. Thus, reliance by O'Connor on Cassano's order justified the second detention. Such evidence is relevant "to establish opportunity or preparation to commit the offense charged, and thus would have tended to prove the identity of the robbers." See Laker, 427 F.2d at 190. The Boston Police . William Sequeira is a serial bank robber who served decades in prison. There's no way you can reasonably obtain the skills to rob a bank other than by . Instead of coming off as a regular heist movie, the film compromises on the efficiency of its heists, and instead, focuses more on its characters and its well-established Charlestown setup. In that show he claims to have robbed over 100 banks, and is seen telling a judge that Ben Affleck's bank-robbing character in "The Town" was based on him. The robbery attempt . [THE DEFENSE]: But only that he knew the money was stolen, not that he was in the bank. We [Cassano and state police officer Frank LaSheen] stopped him. 1 The issues on appeal are (1) whether the district court erred in refusing to suppress, inter alia, two firearms, $1,958 in cash (including about $150 in "bait money"), and coin rolls seized from Ferreira after an allegedly . According to prosecutors, Sequeira has served previous long sentences for bank robbery. They then fled outside. The officer testified that he seized from Ferreira two loaded handguns, over $1,000 in money, including $151 in bait money, a blue "Barracuda" jacket (which an eyewitness testified McDonald was wearing at the robbery), a pair of white Nike sneakers, and "coin rolls.". We need a person to come forward and say, I was there and I will testify. . Dec. 5, 1991 Pioneer Finance Cooperative Bank, Malden, Mass. BOSTON - An infamous criminal, who claims he's robbed more than 100 banks, was arrested in an attempted heist in the Back Bay. Hours. Crime became so commonplace that arguments normally settled in a fistfight often ended in murder. Today they were identified, he said. But finding an abuse of discretion as to the third issue, we vacate the judgment of conviction and remand to the district court for a new trial. 2023 www.southcoasttoday.com. ; $95,000; Shea, McDonald. ; Shea, McDonald. A lock ( (But now) the people are changing. I didn't have a place to live. Appellant William Ferreira stands convicted of unarmed bank robbery of a federally insured bank, 18 U.S.C. He died on November 2, 1980 at the age of 79. Before the convictions, the Irish, working-class neighborhood of 15,000 was well known for its residents habit of not talking to the police, its code of silence. The robbery occurred shortly after ten o'clock in the morning on October 17, 1973. A. John Dillinger (June 22, 1903-July 22, 1934) While the Great Depression that ravaged the 1930s created a perfect storm that propagated the country with scores of robbers looking to make an easy . 1974), defendant, as here, was charged with intimidating a teller with gestures suggesting the availability of a gun. Charlestown native Arthur "Butchie" Doe (1959-2018) lived a life of unspeakable violence. Whitehouse's office said in a statement that the new charges came after an investigation by Cranston Police and the FBI, with the assistance of state police and the Johnston, Coventry and Hopkinton departments. Charlestown became known by law-enforcement officials nationwide for its small-time hoodlums, thieves, drug dealers and murderers. 1987- fred hearn murder. This search produced a red/white baseball cap, a pair of sunglasses, $523 in money recovered from a toilet (including "bait" and "mutilated" money), and a key which turned out to be from a bank drawer. Sequeira was once featured in an episode of the show "Caught in Providence." One man (whom the government believes is Ferreira) was described to Cassano as slim and 5'10" tall with brown or black curly hair. In the hours following the arrests, police charged Sequeira and Donald Lafond with two counts of armed robbery and two counts of conspiracy to commit robbery. 1. About five minutes later (35-40 minutes after the robbery), the officers renewed their investigation of the building, which contained many vacant apartments. [3], https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlestown,_Boston, Throughout the 1960s until the mid-1990s, Charlestown was infamous for its Irish Mob presence. O'Connor chased the suspect, finally stopping and frisking him. 27, who was fatally shot . William Sutton was the 11th person added to the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list and the 22nd person captured. On Feb. 7, 2019, Brady pleaded guilty to bank robbery. Criminal History of Bank Robber William Sutton, Pictured is Ten Most Wanted Fugitive William Francis Sutton's criminal history. Ravich, 421 F.2d at 1204 (emphasis added). Shea's new sentence is for between 120 to 150 months in prison on the Londonderry bank robbery case. Id. United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling; Joseph R. Bonavolonta, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Field Office; and Boston Police Commissioner William Gross made the announcement. Atty., were on brief for appellee. THE COURT: Yes, I think the jury could find beyond a reasonable doubt that this defendant was one of the robbers. See United States v. Cortez, 449 U.S. 411, 418-19, 101 S. Ct. 690, 695-96, 66 L. Ed. Atty., Boston, Mass., with whom Mark E. Robinson, Asst. Immediately after he was sentenced, Anthony Shea jumped up from his seat . A U.S. District Court jury delivered guilty verdicts on 54 of 55 counts, including ones charging the five in the Aug. 25, 1994, robbery in Hudson in which two armored car guards were shot to death. The principal theory was that there was a reasonable doubt as to whether Ferreira committed the crime. Things begin to get complicated when one of the crew members falls in love with Claire. The testimony of witnesses at the suppression hearing establishes the following. The CBS Boston team is a group of experienced journalists who bring you the content on CBSBoston.com. Cassano's yell to Ferreira had the same effect as the "wanted flyer" in Hensley of transmitting reasonable suspicion for making a stop. Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli: The Epic Story of the Making of The Godfather. CONCORD, N.H. Before yesterday, ratting to police on your neighbors was a good way to get killed in the tough, blue-collar section of Boston known as Charlestown. An official website of the United States government. See Fed. 2d 96 (1982). Ben Affleck directs and stars in the gritty Boston crime flick "The Town.". Edward McNelley of the police homicide unit. Moreover, although the story of the movie is purely a work of fiction, it actually passes references to several real-life crimes. Take any one of those things by itself, I don't think you could support a case, but you put them together, and you have a combination of circumstances, which I think would warrant the jury drawing an inference which is supportable beyond a reasonable doubt that he is one of the robbers. McDonald did not stand trial as he pled guilty to the same charge of unarmed bank robbery, Appellant maintains that this description was contradicted by the evidence at trial, and hence, the description was objectively unreliable for the subsequent stop. The court found that the police had no facts on which to base a reasonable suspicion other than the inconclusive evidence of flight. Knowing the area's bad reputation, agent Cassano could, at this point, reasonably infer, based on his 13 years of experience, that a bank robbery suspect was hiding somewhere in the building. The agents went back again to search the surroundings for abandoned evidence. But not everyone is sure that things have changed. Late 1991 Banks and armored cars in Fall River, Mass; Shea, McDonald, Burke. A lock () or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. "One blue-collar Boston neighbourhood has produced more bank robbers and armoured-car thieves than anywhere in the world: Charlestown." These words flash up on screen at the opening of Ben . BOSTON - A Boston man, who is currently on supervised release for a 2010 bank robbery conviction, was arrested today and charged with bank robbery. But on Wednesday, two leaders of a drug ring and their enforcer were convicted in Federal District Court on charges of racketeering, cocaine trafficking, murder and attempted murder, with the help of testimony from about a dozen witnesses. Colm bribed a man on the inside to show the crew into the basement of the stadium . They also argued that there are identification issues in the cases. Prosecutors revealed he's also suspected in a September 27 Santander Bank robbery on Berkeley Street and another robbery the following day at M&T Bank on Boylston Street. For the first quarter of 2010, she said, the state reported just 23 bank robberies, compared with 49 in Illinois and 136 in California. As Ferreira ran past another agent, state police officer James O'Connor--who was standing in the parking lot of 50 Medford Street at that time--heard and recognized Cassano's command to stop Ferreira. Without a specific showing that the defendant carried a gun at the robbery, the Fifth Circuit held that testimony showing possession or access to a gun was relevant to the issue of intimidation.8 The Vosper court drew an analogy to United States v. Ravich, 421 F.2d 1196, 1204 (2d Cir. United States v. Robinson, 560 F.2d 507 (2d Cir. "Thanks to diligent investigative work he was apprehended before anyone got injured.". In reviewing for harmless error, we consider pertinent the district court's appraisal of the evidence upon the denial of the motion for judgment of acquittal: THE COURT: Well, it's certainly not the strongest identification case that ever came down the [p]ike. Ben Affleck's film "The Town" however gives the impression that every bank robbed in New England is robbed by a "Townie." What makes this Boston neighborhood notorious is that for such a small area, (a. Cassano also testified that, at 3:00 PM--about 4 1/2 hours after the robbery--he obtained a warrant to search that room. Shea's attorney, Jeff Levin, said there is an effort underway to appeal the life sentence. United States v. Bingham, 628 F.2d 548 (9th Cir. Charlestown was laid out in 1629 by engineer Thomas Graves, one of its earliest settlers, during the reign . Dennis J. Quirk, 39, was among a gang of robbers who toted loaded firearms, including an AK-47 rifle, and wore bulletproof vests during the 2005 heist attempt outside a Citizens Bank on a crowded Hanover Street, authorities said. The suspects did not obey orders to stop as they escaped into a building with some vacant apartments. "I'm going to put a gun to your head if you don't give me $100 bills" the M&T Bank robber said, according to prosecutors. The government introduced at trial real and testimonial evidence of two weapons seized from appellant upon his arrest, in spite of the fact that Ferreira had not been indicted for armed bank robbery. Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia. Sequeira is a serial bank robber who served decades in prison. The latest charges stem from three new incidents. Appellant claims that Cassano initiated a second stop after Ferreira fled the scene. Ten Most Wanted Fugitive William Francis Sutton was arrested for the final time on February 18, 195266 years ago this month. Taking by intimidation has been defined as "the willful taking in such a way as would place an ordinary person in fear of bodily harm." A witness reported seeing a man run from the bank into a car with Massachusetts plates. Robberies in the indictment, approximate amount stolen, if known; and the defendants named in each robbery July 28, 1995 Fall River Five-Cent Savings Bank, Fall River, Mass. At that point this individual leaped down the stairs and I yelled at him to hold it. U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts, Charlestown Man Sentenced For Bank Robbery, New Hampshire Man Indicted for Allegedly Robbing Five Massachusetts Banks, Boston Man Indicted for Robbing Brookline Bank, Boston Man Charged with Armed Robbery of Postal Worker. Throughout the 1980's and 1990's, Arthur Butchie Doe was regularly on the front pages of the newspapers because of the constant attempts on his life that he always survived. 2d 66 (1970), where the court upheld the admission of a defendant's possession upon arrest of guns and ammunition other than those used in the armed bank robbery. agent before detaining Ferreira, On appeal appellant emphasizes that, instead of running down the steps, he "walked casually" upon being approached by the plainclothesmen. United States v. Bowles, 625 F.2d 526, 535 n. 12 (5th Cir. 2d 605 (1985) (quoting Terry, 392 U.S. at 20, 88 S. Ct. at 1879). In fact, a 24-year-old tailors son recognized Sutton on the New York subway in February 1952, followed him to a gas station, and reported him to law enforcement. He even got in touch with FBI Violent Crimes Task Force in Boston who gave him insights on the fact that most bank robberies are committed by drug addicts. Nor do we find another permissible purpose on which the district court could have admitted the guns. In Jones, a suspect's flight from an unidentified police officer patrolling an area in an unmarked car triggered a stop. The gang was headed by the McLaughlin brothers (Bernie, Georgie, and Edward Punchy McLaughlin) and their associates, brothers Stevie and Connie Hughes from Charlestown. Banks are a completely unique beast when it comes to security. The case of the Charlestown robbers in the show "grows to encompass and eventually upend Boston's citywide . cert. denied, 429 U.S. 820, 97 S. Ct. 66, 50 L. Ed. But the testimony of their neighbors helped convict five members of a Charlestown-based bank robbery gang yesterday, and the lead prosecutor said the towns silent majority was all for it. ), cert. 8 Candice Rose Martinez. Geronimo bank robbery in Geronimo, Oklahoma, 1984, resulted in the deaths of three bank employees and one customer. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS The situation left many police officers frustrated. Two men entered the First Bank and Trust at 1005 a.m. on Dec. 11. None was indicted for murder because witnesses could not clearly identify the masked robbers in the holdups, which began in 1990 and lasted into 1995. 20 Boston Irish Gangsters. The Town: Directed by Ben Affleck. 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. 2113(a). William P. Coyman, pictured in an old booking photo, collapsed at Penn Station last year -- and medics found nearly $180,000 in cash on him. To pull it off, a 25-member gang set up a fake landscaping business. Robert H. Brady, 42, was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Douglas P. Woodlock to five years in prison and three years of supervised release. Between 1975 and 1992, the small Boston community of Charlestown experienced 49 murders, 33 of them unsolved. You can explore additional available newsletters here. The Banco Central burglary Stolen: $71.6 million. (Photo by Tom Landers/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) PURCHASE A LICENSE. Cranston police spotted the car and took up pursuit. In addition, special agents of the Department of Housing and Urban Development were able to take action against tenants living illegally in Charlestown housing. Federal Territory. "There are over 300 bank robberies in Boston every year,'' a voice-over says. The authorities managed to crack the code of silence with a three-year investigation in which the Government spent more than $1 million to protect witnesses, including a half-dozen residents who asked to be moved out of the neighborhood for fear of retribution. On the TV show "Caught in Providence", Sequeira bragged that the movie "The Town" starring Ben Affleck is based on his life. Witnesses described the other man (Edwin F. McDonald) as "stocky," 5'7" tall, and wearing sunglasses and a red/white baseball cap.2. . Charlestown is the oldest neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States. The bodies of Johnson and . denied, 449 U.S. 1092, 101 S. Ct. 888, 66 L. Ed. The key is whether the officers had a particularized suspicion of criminal activity. Mile Square, Kuala Lumpur. The FBI's January 2020 Artifact of the Month is the chauffeur's cap left at the scene of the crime of the centurythe 1950 robbery of a Brink's bank branch . United States v. Hasting, 461 U.S. 499, 507-09, 103 S. Ct. 1974, 1979-80, 76 L. Ed. Via cbsnews.com. 401. In a stroll of Charlestown on a sunny day, it's hard to believe this tiny Boston neighborhood could be "the bank robbery capital of America" - the Warner Bros. hype about Ben Affleck's new film "The Town," which opens Friday. You can consider Mr. Rutherford's testimony that he found this shoeprint on the counter, and you may be able to draw inferences at some point from that, but the testimony of Mr. Bodziak and Exhibits 21-A and 21-B are stricken, and you will disregard that testimony and those exhibits in arriving at your verdict in this case. Neither have we encountered any contradiction between Cassano's testimony at the suppression hearing and at trial, On cross-examination, Cassano admitted he was in plain clothing and that he never identified himself as an F.B.I. 5. The Community's Bank. The movie circles around a band of modern-day bank robbers who were all born and raised in the blue collar neighborhood of Charlestown in south Boston. Based on the true life events of Anthony Shea, Mike O'Halloran, Matt McDonald, Pat McGonagle and Stephen Burke who from Charlestown, MA had over 100 armed robberies in the 90's. Whoever, by force and violence, or by intimidation, takes, or attempts to take, from the person or presence of another any property or money or any other thing of value belonging to, or in the care, custody, control, management, or possession of, any bank, credit union, or any savings and loan association; Shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both. Mr. Burke recounted several armored car robberies and bank holdups in New England, including one in Hudson, N.H., in 1992 in which two armored car guards were killed. The hour-long chase drew state police and officers from Johnston, Coventry and Hopkinton, R.I., as it proceeded onto Routes 295 and 95. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Our calculators can help you stay in control of your financial life such as determining monthly payments on personal loans, automobile affordability, whether to rent or buy a home, mortgage amortization,savings and spending goals, just to name a few. Fed.R.Evid. http://www.southcoasttoday.com/article/19971223/news/312239965, Posted Dec. 23, 1997 at 12:01 AM While objective factors, such as general observations by the officer or an area's reputation for criminal activity can be considered in combination with specific facts about the crime, the objective factors standing alone are insufficient for a stop. This has been a long time coming, and it has given families some belief in the system again, that the system can work and we dont have to accept the way things were in the past, said Sandy King, whose two sons were shot in front of witnesses who would not talk. Sequeira was arrested at the third incident, when police say he attempted to rob a Citizens Bank on Boylston Street. In any event, we have reviewed the trial transcript and have found no material difference between the description given by eyewitnesses to the robbery and that relied upon by Cassano as a basis for the stop. The jury deliberated for 32 hours over seven days. We assume this statement is relevant to the legality of one of the stops. As a result, 40 defendants were indicted on charges that included racketeering, murder, attempted murder, murder for hire, engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, conspiracy to distribute cocaine, armed robberies, and carrying firearms during the commission of crime of violence. The actor-director stars in the movie as Doug MacRay, the leader of a ruthless gang of bank robbers. Ms. King said the code of silence was started long ago by Irish immigrants who distrusted authority. Boston, MA 02210, Boston:617-748-3100 Townies refer to serving a federal prison sentence as going to college and the area experiences a rate of drug-related hospitalizations and deaths 50% higher than the rest of Boston. 2d 80 (1976) (involving importation and distribution of narcotics); United States v. Campanile, 516 F.2d 288, 292 (2d Cir. United States v. Eatherton, 519 F.2d 603 (1st Cir. The officers arrived at Charlestown from 10 to 15 minutes after the crime. BOSTON - A Charlestown man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for bank robbery. Ten to fifteen minutes after the robbery, armed with specific descriptions of the suspects, Cassano witnessed a speeding Datsun go by. The seriousness of the federal charges reassured the residents that they no longer had to live in fear. Updated Jan 11, 2011 at 1:34 AM. Drinking, smoking pot, music . This search was unsuccessful. THE MOVIE THE TOWN WAS Mde after these 4 guys from Charlestown. He claimed to have gone to his apartment to obtain payment of a $300 loan, and that McDonald paid him with money which later turned out to have been stolen from the bank. william sequeira boston ben affleck. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. A longtime thief, planning his next job, tries to balance his . On March 20, 1950, Sutton was added to the FBIs Ten Most Wanted list. BCT partners with three local banks to aid start-up and existing minority-owned small businesses. Arrests Related To Armored Car Guard Murders In Hudson, N.H. BOSTON - JUNE 3: Stephen G. Burke of Charlestown, the third of three suspects brought into the Federal Court House this morning by the FBI and State Police. He said he planned to appeal on the admission of DNA and fingerprint evidence during the trial. "This is a person who has clearly not learned from his prior arrests and convictions," Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said in a statement. To customer retention specialisteverywhere: At the root of every grey hair, there is a dead braincell. The sticky-fingered 52-year-old was first nabbed Tuesday after allegedly swiping $2,300 in cash from a Chase on Canal Street just after 10:30 a.m., according to a criminal complaint. Caught an old episode of FBI Files the other day about an armored car robbery crew in the 80s and 90s. Id. The Town is a scintillating crime drama that grips from its very onset and keeps you hooked till the end. DEA agents and local officers worked together to establish a comprehensive case against the criminals. Whether fear of retaliation by the criminals, anti-police sentiment, or vigilante justice motivated the towns citizens, no one would talk to police. It is the Irish gangsters like Whitey Bulger who dominated the headlines over the years. CRANSTON, R.I. -- U.S. Attorney Sheldon Whitehouse brought federal charges this week against three Massachusetts men arrested after a Dec. 11 bank robbery and ensuing 35-mile police chase. 1987- kevin martell murder. 1-800-296-8431, Small Business Administration (SBA) Lending, Online & Mobile Banking - User Guide & FAQs, Banking On Diversity - Minority Business Fund. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google. The FBI is seeking information regarding a bank robbery that took place today, October 17, 2022, at the TD Bank branch at 401 South State Road 7, Hollywood, Florida. Lock In United States v. Laker, 427 F.2d 189, 190 (6th Cir. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. Sutton was ill but went on to a second career as an actor and book author. 2d 108 (1985). Although the government attempted, through the testimony of Mr. Bodziak, to make a connection between this footprint and the Nike sneakers seized from appellant, the court correctly excluded it for lack of relevancy. Accordingly, the stop was illegal. A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. A longshoreman, for example, might steal a case of tuna from the docks but give a little of the fish to his neighbors so that when the police inquired about the theft, no one knew anything. In its opening shot itself, the film establishes that it is set in Bostons Charlestown. denied, 426 U.S. 908, 96 S. Ct. 2231, 48 L. Ed. At the time he was arrest in 1952, Sutton still owed one life sentence plus 105 years, and he was further sentenced to an additional 30 years. 2d 621 (1981); United States v. Manchester, 711 F.2d 458, 461 (1st Cir. Martinez, an attractive college student, would approach a bank teller while talking on her cell phone. We hold that the district court abused its discretion in admitting irrelevant evidence. Convicted bank robber William Sequeira got out of paying some parking tickets telling a judge he was the inspiration for Ben Affleck's character in the movie "The Town." Now he faces more bank . The court's failure to issue a cautionary instruction clearly enhanced its prejudicial impact. Jan. 25, 1994 Wells Fargo armored car, Charlestown, Mass. March 15, 1990 Bank of New England, Charlestown, Mass. Along with Aaron Stockard, who he invited to work with him on the scripts, Affleck interviewed several locals of the Charlestown community. The trial began in September. http://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/26/us/neighborhood-finally-talks-and-loosens-crime-s-grip.html. Considering Ferreira's admission that he was "nervous" as he was carrying two weapons, and that he later fled as he left the building, his explanation is not convincing. Douglas MacRay was born in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Stephen and Doris MacRay. 403, 404, that admitting this evidence would "likely induce the jury to speculate as to other bad acts which the accused may have committed." Because of Suttons affinity for expensive clothes, his photograph was given to tailors as well as to police departments. 3-4. Moreover, although the story of the movie is purely a work of fiction, it actually passes references to several real-life crimes. Cassano knew that several bank robberies had been committed by residents of Charlestown, Massachusetts. ; Shea, McDonald. We do not think that, because weapons may be part and parcel of some narcotics importation and distribution cases, they should similarly be admitted in every kind of bank robbery case, particularly one in which the modus operandi was characterized by the absence of guns. This was the case for 20-year-old student and call-girl Robin Benedict. 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