Inside Job

Arrests made in Sentry heist

Like many New Yorkers tired of winter, Cristos Potamitis, 25, a former security guard for the Bronx-based Sentry Armored Car Courier Co., went to Puerto Rico late last month for a vacation. What he got instead was a surprise. While sunning himself by the pool at the Holiday Inn in San Juan last week, he was arrested by FBI agents for allegedly stealing $11 million--widely regarded as the largest cash heist in U.S. history--from his former employer. Potamitis, who was on duty at Sentry on Dec. 12, 1982, the night of the robbery, claimed he had been overpowered by two men in ski masks during the heist. His alleged accomplices, George Legakis, 21, a part-time cook in a Queens diner, Demetrios Popadakos, 35, and Eddie Argitakos, 24, were also arrested and charged with bank larceny. The $11 million is still missing, but authorities said they were "optimistic" about recovering it. This file is automatically generated by a robot program, so viewer discretion is required.