PIERRE HOTEL HEIST Ep. 6 | “The Fallout”

Infamous America

Black Barrel Media

True Crime, Documentary, History, Society & Culture

4.5 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

The eight thieves who robbed the Pierre Hotel don’t know it yet, but they escaped with a record-breaking haul. They divide the cash, and hide the jewels for safe keeping. Most of the robbers lay low, but Sammy Nalo is in a desperate situation. He’s deep in debt and he needs money fast. He convinces Bobby Comfort to help him sell some jewels, and their plan triggers the fallout that affects everyone. Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join Apple users join Noiser+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons. Click the Noiser+ banner on Apple or go to noiser.com/subscriptions to get started with a 7-day free trial. On YouTube, subscribe to INFAMOUS+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons. Hit “JOIN” on the Infamous America YouTube homepage. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm4V_wVD7N1gEB045t7-V0w/featured For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com. Our social media pages are: @blackbarrelmedia on Facebook and Instagram, and @bbarrelmedia on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The NYPD and the Manhattan District Attorney's Office were deep into the investigation of the
0:18.9	Pierre Hotel Heist, but they were struggling to gain anything tangible.
0:23.8	The FBI had not officially jumped in because there was no proof that any of the stolen goods
0:28.9	had been taken across state lines.
0:31.6	But something was about to happen that would open the door for the NYPD and the FBI to
0:36.0	work together.
0:37.5	When that something happened, the investigation moved with lightning speed.
0:42.9	After the Heist, the eight robbers had divided the stolen cash.
0:47.0	One of the robbers estimated it was about $3 million, and 35 percent, more than a million
0:52.5	dollars, went to the Lucaisy Crime family for sanctioning and supporting the Heist.
0:58.4	The thieves split the rest and agreed to lay low while the heat died down.
1:03.3	They hoped to reconvene soon to try to sell the stolen jewels on the black market.
1:08.5	The jewels they had taken from the safe deposit boxes were the real prizes.
1:12.7	They would be worth millions.
1:15.0	Bobby Comfort, one of the two leaders of the robbery crew, had taken half the jewels
1:19.9	up to his home in Rochester for safe keeping.
1:23.3	Sammy Nolo, Bobby's partner and co-leader, had stashed the rest in an apartment in the
1:28.6	Bronx.
1:29.6	Nick Sacco, a made man in the Lucaisy family, was hiding in Florida.
1:34.7	The other five robbers had disappeared, at least for a while.
1:38.5	Some of their whereabouts would soon become known, but for now, they were ghosts.
1:43.9	Bobby and Sammy had learned from the Lucaisy family that they were the top suspects on the
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