since the 1960s. his heists were something out of a movie. i started as the leader of a gang. i had bigger guys to bring the tools in. because the tools to open a vault are pretty heavy. even money is heavy if you have duffel bags full of it. you know? we had somebody case it, had a couple of guys to do the real heavy construction work or destruction work, you know. the alarm spisecialist was the alarm specialist. once the alarm was shut off, we owned the bank. that s how i felt. and everybody with us. we used to take food in there, you know? we re hungry, we ve got a whole bunch of sandwiches, you know, get something to drink and cigarettes and, you know, just like a job. narrator: but, in jail, pepe s job cleaning the tvs and microwaves pays just a dollar a day. i try to, you know, have a