David Stanley Jacubanis, surname sometimes spelled Jacobanis (July 8, 1910 – June 23, 1985), was a
Russian-American criminal and former member of the
FBI's Ten Most Wanted list as he was placed on the list as number 171.
Background
Jacubanis was born in
Baku
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, and was mainly a
drifter
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whose criminal career spanned thirty-seven years with convictions including
breaking and entering,
larceny,
auto theft,
armed robbery and carrying a gun without a license. Considered an escape risk by several prisons where he would be imprisoned, among them
Alcatraz, Jacubanis was described by federal agents as "a man without a country"; Jacubanis was rejected for deportation by Russia, Canada, England, and France.
In 1962, shortly after being paroled, Jacubanis robbed $6,004 from a bank in
Dedham, Massachusetts
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, on March 27, 1962. Because the bank was not insured by the federal government, thus remaining under jurisdiction of state officials, federal authorities issued arrest warrants for Jacubanis with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution and violation of his
parole.
Arrest and capture
After a second robbery in
North Smithfield, Rhode Island, on April 5, Jacubanis faced additional federal charges and was officially placed as the
171st fugitive on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List on November 21. After eight days, Jacubanis was captured in
Arlington, Vermont
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History
The town of Arlington was chartered July 28, 1761, by New Hampshire Governor Benning Wentworth, as part of the New Hamp ...
, where he was taken back to Massachusetts for trial and eventual conviction.
References
Books
*Newton, Michael. ''Encyclopedia of Robbers, Heists, and Capers''. New York: Facts On File Inc., 2002.
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1910 births
1985 deaths
American bank robbers
Bank robbers
Fugitives
People convicted of robbery
Soviet emigrants to the United States