Víctor Manuel Gerena
American bank robber and fugitive / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Víctor Manuel Gerena (born June 24, 1958) is an American fugitive wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the September 1983 White Eagle armed robbery, as a Wells Fargo employee and a member of the Boricua Popular Army, of a Wells Fargo armored car facility. The $7 million in cash (roughly about $18 million as of May 2021) was the largest cash robbery in U.S. history at that time.[1]
Víctor Manuel Gerena | |
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FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive | |
Charges | |
Reward | $1,000,000 |
Alias | Víctor Ortiz, Víctor M. Gerena Ortiz |
Description | |
Born | Victor Manuel Gerena (1958-06-24) June 24, 1958 (age 65) New York, New York, U.S. |
Nationality | American (Puerto Rican descent) |
Height | approx. 5 ft 6 in (168cm) |
Weight | 169 lb (77 kg) |
Occupation | Security guard |
Status | |
Added | May 14, 1984 |
Removed | December 15, 2016 |
Number | 386 |
Removed from Top Ten Fugitive List | |
On May 14, 1984, Gerena became the 386th fugitive to be placed on the FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. He remains at large, and on April 11, 2010, became the fugitive to have spent the most time on the list,[2] surpassing Donald Eugene Webb, who was removed from the list on March 31, 2007, after 25 years, 10 months, and 27 days. There were no leads for many years and Webb was presumed dead.[3] Gerena was removed from the list on December 15, 2016, after 32 years. Gerena is believed to be living in Cuba.[4]