For the third time, FBI agents searched the home of mobster
Robert Gentile, who is alleged to have information about the 1990 Boston
art heist. Photo by Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock
MANCHESTER, Conn., May 2 (UPI) --
FBI agents searched the home of the mobster known as Robert "Bobby the Cook" Gentile on Monday in Connecticut.
The mob boss, currently awaiting trial on federal firearms
charges, is believed to have intimate knowledge of the 1990 Boston art
theft that saw 13 paintings worth over $500 million stolen from the
city's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
It's the third time federal agents have searched Gentile's home for evidence related to the museum heist.
"If they didn't find them in the first two searches, how could they find them this time?" A. Ryan McGuigan, Gentile's lawyer, asked the Boston Globe.
An FBI spokesperson told NBC News
that agents were "conducting court authorized activity" at Gentile's
home, but declined to confirm the nature of the search or offer further
details.
According to the Hartford Courant, agents could be search inside the residence and digging near the chimney.
Gentile and his lawyer continue to deny any knowledge of the
heist, and say federal prosecutors are using trumped up gun charges to
squeeze him for details he doesn't have.
However, Gentile is alleged to have bragged about knowledge
of the heist while serving time in prison on gun and drug charges. He is
also accused of trying and failing to negotiate a reduced sentence for a
mob associate, promising the return of two stolen Gardner pieces.
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