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Just call this bit of news A Fish Called Wanda 2: Older & Bolder<\/em>: Three senior citizens were arrested Thursday night after the FBI says they were planning on robbing a suburban bank near Chicago. Two of the suspects spent 13 years in a British jail for their involvement in a gem heist 30 years ago.<\/p>\n Joseph “Jerry” Scalise, 73, and Arthur Rachel, 71, are said to be members of the Chicago mob. Along with Robert Pllia, 69, the men were allegedly watching a Lagrange bank for months as they prepared to steal a delivery of cash from an armored car. <\/p>\n According to the Chicago Tribune<\/em>, federal authorities apprehended the would-be thieves as they approached the home of a deceased mob leader they were allegedly about to rob.<\/p>\n Scalise and Rachel were released from prison in 1993, after serving their time for the theft of the egg-shaped 45-carat Marlborough Diamond in broad daylight from Graff jewelers in London. The diamond, along with other gems valued at total of $2.6 million at the time, has never been recovered. They’re also suspected of boosting around $120,000 in a 2007 takeover of a bank.<\/p>\n It’s not like it’s all work and no play for these guys – Scalise was a technical adviser on Public Enemies, the movie about John Dillinger starring Johnny Depp that was filmed in Chicago in 2008.<\/p>\n The three pensioners were refused bail when they appeared in court, and their lawyer says all three would be pleading not guilty.<\/p>\n What’s up with the geriatric set getting all sneaky all of a sudden<\/a>? Hide your piggybanks, kids!<\/p>\n 3 seniors charged in bank robbery plot<\/a> [Chicago Tribune]<\/p>\n