jaunting across the city after his heist. He also has one definite idea for who should play him in a movie about his life.
Nivelo is a well-known thief. He stole $1.6 million in gold from an armored truck in Manhattan. He then fled to Ecuador, thinking he was safe from the NYPD. But his crime wasn’t over. He had arranged for the money to be stolen from a storage locker. It’s not the first time Julio Nivelo has robbed.
During the investigation, Julio Nivelo described his falling-out with his former fiancee, who had contacted him from Ecuador. The woman said she would meet him at a certain place, but when News 4 tried to contact her, she never showed. Police did find the woman, but they have yet to find the money. However, Nivelo views the whole ordeal as a learning experience.
Nivelo’s claims have been denied by the NYPD, but he insists that he was only stealing gold from his ex-fiancee. Marc Santia reports on this bizarre story. The NYPD is refusing to comment on Nivelo’s claims, citing an ongoing investigation. While the NYPD has refused to comment on Nivelo’s claims in this case, the agency said he is cooperating in his investigation from Ecuador.
Nivelo was arrested in Ecuador, but he was not extradited to the US. However, he was convicted based on treaties and served nine months of a year in Ecuador’s prison. Fortunately, his sentence was shortened because he was a model prisoner. He now lives with his mother in a $300-a-month rental. But he still misses his three adult children living in the United States.
Police believe Julio Nivelo was involved in smuggling ring operations in the United States and Europe. He managed to get back into the country in the past, using stolen passports and various aliases. This is just the latest in a string of crimes he has committed.
The smuggler’s motives are not clear. While the gold flakes were worth $1.6 million, the suspect, who has never been identified, escaped with the money. Police are investigating the case, but no further information has been released by the FBI. In the meantime, the case has garnered worldwide headlines.
A robbery has been the most notorious heist of all time, but it is also one of the most bizarre. Julio Nivelo had been robbing electronics for years, but his most recent heist was probably his last. News 4 New York spoke to Nivelo in depth about his heist with the media.
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