THE THOMAS-CREIGHTON GANG 🏦💰 January 10, 1931 – The First National Bank of Canyon became the target of one of the Southwest’s most dangerous criminal gangs. They escaped with over $13,000 (equivalent to over $250,000 today). THE GANG: - James Clyde Thomas – The mastermind. Former Borger bootlegger worth $75,000 who made his fortune selling “millions of gallons” during Prohibition. Had connections to Benny Binion (future Las Vegas casino mogul). Police called Thomas “one of the most cold-bloode
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THE THOMAS-CREIGHTON GANG 🏦💰 January 10, 1931 – The First National Bank of Canyon became the target of one of the Southwest’s most dangerous criminal gangs. They escaped with over $13,000 (equivalent to over $250,000 today). THE GANG: - James Clyde Thomas – The mastermind. Former Borger bootlegger worth $75,000 who made his fortune selling “millions of gallons” during Prohibition. Had connections to Benny Binion (future Las Vegas casino mogul). Police called Thomas “one of the most cold-bloode
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