George Bosque

George Manuel Bosque (January 1955 – 1 July 1991) was an American security guard and movie producer. After stealing $1.85 million from a Brink's truck on August 15, 1980,[1] he went on a spending spree, financing and producing Centurians of Rome [sic], a gay pornographic movie.[2][3][4]

Bosque was pursued by the police and Lloyd's of London, which had insured the money he stole.[5] He was arrested in November 1981, and, after initially pleading not guilty,[6] pleaded guilty at his trial in February 1982.[7] His plea was accepted by the federal prosecutor, Robert Mueller.[7] Bosque was sentenced to 15 years in prison, and released in 1986. He died in 1991, at the age of 36, of a suspected drug overdose.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Guard Is Sought in $1.8 Million Robbery", The New York Times, August 16, 1980, pA6
  2. ^ "George Bosque dies". Washington Post. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. ^ "George Bosque; Guard Stole $1.85 Million". Los Angeles Times. 1991-07-04. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  4. ^ West, Ashley; Hall, April (2019-03-09). "How a Bank Robber Made the Most Expensive Gay Porno Flick of All Time". Archived from the original on 2020-11-03. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  5. ^ "Suspect in Brink's Robbery Missing Full Year". The New York Times. 1981-08-16. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  6. ^ King, Wayne (1981-11-24). "Ex-Guard Pleads Not Guilty in Robbery of Brink's". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  7. ^ a b "Suspected Brink's robber George Bosque pleaded guilty Tuesday to..." UPI. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  8. ^ "George Bosque, 36; Stole $1.85 Million". The New York Times. 1991-07-06. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2018-08-17. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
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