A jury has found a champion kickboxer guilty of one of Melbourne's most infamous crimes - the 1994 Armaguard robbery.
Pasquale Lanciana has spent almost three decades professing his innocence over the Richmond Road Gang Robbery.
However, today a jury found the 63-year-old guilty of carrying out the heist.
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In June 1994, a van carrying three Armaguard workers left the Reserve Bank on Collins Street with $2.3 million inside.
As the van entered the South Eastern Arterial, now known as the Monash Freeway, it was hijacked by five fake roadworkers - decked out in high-vis vests, hard hats and carrying signs.
They started up a loud concrete saw, positioned a ute to block other drivers from the scene.
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They then entered the back of the van using a duplicate key.
The guards were handcuffed, had garbage bags placed over their heads and were driven to a nearby side street where the robbers fled with the cash.
Weeks later, Lanciana bought an expensive block of land in Williamstown.
A jury failed to reach a verdict in 2019, but after seven days of deliberations, a second jury decided he was one of the gang members.
The case against Lanciana rested on the evidence of a star witness who secretly recorded him, bragging about being the mastermind of the robbery.
He also revealed details about the crime that someone could only have known, if they were involved.
Lanciana has been taken into custody. He will be sentenced later this year.
