Criminal Career
Webb has convictions of burglary, possession of counterfeit money, possession of a weapon and dangerous instruments, breaking and entering, armed bank robbery, grand larceny and car theft. In mid-1970s, Webb served a two-year prison term in New York state prison. FBI has considered Webb "a master of assumed identities". New York and Pennsylvania police have described Webb as "an itinerant burglar well versed in the art of criminal impersonation". Webb has been believed to be involved in Fall River gang but no clear link has been established between Webb and organized crime.
In 1979, Webb and his two accomplices allegedly burglarized suburban Albany homes while posing as sewer and water inspectors. Webb and one of the accomplices, Frank Joseph Lach were arrested in Colonie, New York. They were charged for attempted burglary, but after their bails were posted, (bail of Webb was $35,000) they failed to appear at a December 1979 court date.
Police believe that after his disappearance, Webb lived in motels using assumed identities and confidence tricks to support himself financially.
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