Jacubanis was born in Baku, and was mainly a
drifter whose criminal career spanned thirty-seven years with convictions including
breaking and entering,
larceny,
auto theft,
armed robbery and carrying a gun without a license. Considered an escape risk by several prisons where he would be imprisoned, among them
Alcatraz, Jacubanis was described by federal agents as "a man without a country"; Jacubanis was rejected for deportation by Russia, Canada, England, and France. In 1962, shortly after being paroled, Jacubanis robbed $6,004 from a bank in
Dedham, Massachusetts, on March 27, 1962. Because the bank was not insured by the federal government, thus remaining under jurisdiction of state officials, federal authorities issued arrest warrants for Jacubanis with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution and violation of his
parole. ==Arrest and capture==