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What were the outcomes of the criminal proceedings related to the Brinkā€™s-Mat robbery?

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Security guard and ā€œman on the insideā€ Anthony Black was sentenced to 6 years. Thieves Micky McAvoy and Brian Robinson were both sentenced to 25 years in prison. Several others involved in laundering the gold received varying prison sentences. Experts believe that many people involved in the heist were never convicted.