Largest Cash Theft in U.S.

Date: September 12, 1983 • Location: West Hartford, United States

The clandestine Boricua Popular Army staged a bank robbery in West Hartford, Connecticut, making off with $7 million in the largest cash theft in U.S. history at the time.

The Ejército Popular Boricua, EPB also known as Los Macheteros, is a clandestine militant and insurgent organization based in Puerto Rico, with cells in the broader US and other nations. It campaigns for, and supports, the independence of Puerto Rico from the United States.