The FBI linked the two burglaries, and their investigation of transportation records revealed that five of the gang members had travelled to California on a single flight using their own names.
The burglars had forgotten to run the dishwasher before returning to Ohio, and the recovered fingerprints permitted federal arrest warrants to be issued.
The 2006 book Superthief: A Master Burglar, the Mafia, and the Great California Bank Heist, focuses on Dinsio crew member Phil Christopher's knowledge of alarm systems and his role in the planning and execution of the burglary.
[6] The incident is used as the basis of the 2019 feature film Finding Steve McQueen, focusing on Harry Barber, Dinsio's nephew and crew member.
‘All the President’s Money,’ the 2021 premiere of NBC's Super Heists, featured the United California burglary, with Amil Dinsio recounting his story that the bank was targeted to recoup contributions from Jimmy Hoffa to the 1972 Nixon campaign by stealing a slush fund.