Ocean National Bank robbery

Ocean National Bank robbery
DateJune 1869
LocationOcean National Bank, Manhattan, New York City
PerpetratorGang of George Leonidas Leslie
Participants8
OutcomeBank robbery of $768,879.94

40°42′44″N 74°0′43″W / 40.71222°N 74.01194°W / 40.71222; -74.01194

In June 1869, the Ocean National Bank in Manhattan, New York City was robbed of $768,879.94 in cash, securities, and jewelry by the gang of George Leonidas Leslie. It was the largest heist in New York City history at the time. Planning for the heist took three months, and was funded by Fredericka Mandelbaum, who received a 10% cut of the earnings.