. >> reporter: years later it was memorialized in the film good fellas and robert diniro played a character minded the plot but could never prove it. >> when we needed money we would rob the airport and it was better than citi bank. >> reporter: and a search of his home showed a body said to have taken place in the robbery and it gave them the break they needed to tie the heist to this man. 78-year-old vincent who was arrested and charged with a crime and four associates arrested on other charges and all of them allegedly members of the crime family. prosecutors say neither age near time have dimmed the asaro's ruthless ways and there is murder to extortion charged to him and some of the crimes allegedly happening in resent months. >> we get graded on closing cases and the only way we close cases is through arrests so if you have the biggest heist in u.s. history still unsolved that is a checkmark against you. >> reporter: it may have taken 35 years but the f.b.i. believes they have the right man behind bars and a fraction of the money and jewels stole end was ever recovered. al jazeera, ne