On August 15, 1980, George Manuel Bosque, an American security guard, stole $1.85 million from a Brink's truck and used the proceeds to fund an astonishing escape from ordinary criminal motives: rather than simply hiding the money, he embarked on a lavish spending spree and became the producer of Centurians of Rome, a gay pornographic film. The theft immediately triggered a major pursuit involving not only law enforcement but also Lloyd's of London, which had insured the stolen cash. Bosque remained at large until November 1981, when he was arrested. He initially pleaded not guilty, but in February 1982 he changed his plea to guilty before federal prosecutor Robert Mueller, who later became director of the FBI. Bosque received a 15-year prison sentence and was released in 1986. The case remains one of Hollywood's strangest intersections of armed-cash logistics, insurance investigation, pornography, and a spectacularly ill-fated attempt to turn stolen money into a film career.
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The Brink's Truck Robbery That Financed a Gay Porn Epic
George Bosque and Centurians of Rome / 1980s
On August 15, 1980, George Manuel Bosque, an American security guard, stole $1.85 million from a Brink's truck and used the proceeds to fund an astonishing escape from ordinary criminal motives: rather than simply hiding the money, he embarked on a lavish spending spree and became the producer of Centurians of Rome, a gay pornographic film. The theft immediately triggered a major pursuit involving not only law enforcement but also Lloyd's of London, which had insured the stolen cash. Bosque remained at large until November 1981, when he was arrested. He initially pleaded not guilty, but in February 1982 he changed his plea to guilty before federal prosecutor Robert Mueller, who later became director of the FBI. Bosque received a 15-year prison sentence and was released in 1986. The case remains one of Hollywood's strangest intersections of armed-cash logistics, insurance investigation, pornography, and a spectacularly ill-fated attempt to turn stolen money into a film career.
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