Criminal Law
Three New York Men Arrested in Connection with International $30 Million Bank Heist
Federal authorities say they’ve arrested three New York men Tuesday on money laundering conspiracy charges in connection with an elaborate, international bank robbery operation that netted more than $30 million over several years.
Val Cooper, Alex Levin and Garri Smith are accused of using high-tech camera equipment to access safe-deposit boxes at banks in multiple countries and stealing cash and other valuables between March 2015 and October 2019, according to a statement from the US District Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.
“The defendants and their co-conspirators were allegedly part of a sophisticated network of criminals that used high-tech camera equipment to steal millions in cash and other valuables from victims who had tried to protect their property by using safe deposit boxes in foreign countries, and they then laundered the proceeds of their scheme through the United States financial system,” said Acting United States Attorney Mark J. Lesko in a statement.
