Ghantt fled to Mexico immediately after the theft, only to be caught in March 1998 when one of his co-conspirators, Steve Chambers, sent a hit man to kill Ghantt in an effort to tie up loose ends. But last Oct. 4, when he still hadn't gotten home by 2:30 a.m., she called his parents in. Back in 1997, David Ghantt, a resident of Kings Mountain and Gulf War veteran, was finishing up his shift as a vault supervisor for Loomis Fargo when he started to load nearly $17 million into a company van and drove away. David Scott Ghantt Ghantt, his former co-worker Kelly Campbell and her friends Steve and Michelle Chambers carried out the Loomis Fargo heist on Oct. 4, 1997. This book spotlights all of the topics that make up a well rounded life and is presented in a voice that is down-to-earth, authentic and downright like-able. ", After successfully tracing Ghantt's phone call, FBI agents coordinated with Mexican police to arrest Ghantt on March 1, 1998, at Playa del Carmen, a city near Cancun. SUBSCRIBE:Apple Podcasts||Spotify||Stitcher||TuneIn||Google Podcasts. Ghantt had a lot of help pulling off the heist. How? After the robbery, Ghantt took off to Mexico. People did come up to me and asked me for my autograph. You said that was the number two question. He then proceeded to load about $17.3 million in cash (approximately $11 million of which was in $20 bills) into the back of a company van. Money does weird things to people. Wife Lily Allen. He was the only employee unaccounted for the next morning, and videotapes recovered at the Loomis Fargo Charlotte office showed Ghantt removing "cubes of cash" and loading it into a Loomis Fargo armored van for over an hour. David Ghantt discovers the true meaning of adventure far beyond his wildest dreams. Q: You say your time in federal prison changed you. The odds of you actually getting away with something these days is pretty damn slim. I thought he did a really good job. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) _ After a five-month manhunt, an armored car driver suspected of stealing $17 million from his companys vault was in custody Monday after being captured at a Mexican resort. You can listen now on Android, iPhone, Amazon, and other internet-connected devices. "Twenty-five years ago today. . MASTERMINDS is based on a true story about a Loomis Fargo robbery, in which a small group successfully stole $17 millionmaking it the second largest bank heist in history back in 1997. Ghantt was charged in connection with the . Five years he told how he explains his past like this: "People are very forgiving if you're open and honest right from the start. But after one visit, she asked a teller "How much can I deposit before you have to report it to the feds?" Spending years in prison, he said, gave him time to re-invent himself. Hes a great person. The police then called the FBI because most of the money handled at the facility belonged to banks, which technically made it a bank robbery a federal offense.[5]. Masterminds is a 2016 American crime comedy film based on the October 1997 Loomis Fargo robbery in North Carolina. Inequality is Weakening Social Security. ', He explained the glorification and glamour often associated with bank heists and bank robberies in Hollywood films is far from reality. Nine other relatives and friends were also charged with money laundering, as they had co-signed for safe deposit boxes used to store some of the money; prosecutors opted to charge them on the grounds that they should have known the money was obtained illegally. In real life: Yes and no. They put some elements of the real thing into the movie. ", "If you're trying to make yourself better today, that's all most people care about.". A: When I first got in, I thought, "What in my life has led me to this?" The company reported the theft Oct. 5. LRM: Im curious. Check your inbox for a confirmation email with instructions to finish signing up. Additionally, we also discussed about his life in Mexico, the discoveries, and his life today after all this fame. On similar grounds, four other people were ultimately also charged with money laundering. So he hatched a plan to rob his employers. You take a movie like Oceans Eleven, the whole concept of that movie is so farfetched, its not even funny. Chambers got 11 years. 44:28. Chambers did hire McKinney to kill Ghantt, but initially McKinney was making personal cash deliveries to Ghantt in Mexico on behalf of Chambers. I did do a lot of diving down in Mexico, which is a great diving spot. Yep, yesterday, February 28, at the end of the TODAY show's 8 am ET hour, Sheinelle Jones offered the following update: "By the way, it has been an interesting morning for us. He is now a stepfather to her two daughters, Ethel, 10, and Marnie, 9. Also Monday, seven people believed to be involved in the scheme were arrested in North Carolina. Five years he told how he explains his past like this: "People are very forgiving if you're open and honest right from the start. Ghantt got arrested by the Mexican police at Playa del Carmen on March 1, 1988. Outside the building, Ghantt met up with Campbell, Chambers, and others who were involved in the plot, and drove off to a printing business called Reynolds & Reynolds in northwest Charlotte. Until it's gone, you don't appreciate it. Jokes soon followed the news of how Chambers and his former wife spent their ill-gotten gain. In real life: False. But Ghantt has been open about what he did and how he believes it changed him for the better. David Ghantt: Its a little less dramatic on what they had shown in the movie. All were convicted. He was released in 2006. He now has a wife, a construction job, and a child. My face popped up. Loomis, Fargo offered a $500,000 reward for his arrest and conviction. What was the number one question? Wichita Eagle, Thursday, June 29, 1995 Bullock, David N., 63, retired Beech Aircraft Corp. sheet metal worker, died Tuesday, June 27, 1995. He just never had the opportunity. The Bank Job (2008) Image via Lionsgate. She was devastated, Diamant said. How many years did David Ghantt get? By comparison, Ghantt served seven years in prison and was fined $26,000. Some received probation for money laundering, many others did hard time. The Associated Press contributed to this report. "Miscavige is a recluse now the same way Hubbard was at the end," said Mike Rinder, the former media spokesman . Quizs imagin al protagonista. MASTERMINDS will be available on Blu-ray, DVD and digital download tomorrow. Did you get to spend much time on set? Ghantt was apprehended in Mexico and returned to the United States in custody. [citation needed], The defendants were the targets of many barbed jokes in Charlotte and across the country, in part because of their extravagant spending. $17 Million and Change. There were things in real life that my compatriots did that was pretty comedic and stupid. Eventually, federal agents found Ghantt, thanks to uncovering a plot for an assassin to hunt and kill him in Mexico. The only defendant to not plead guilty, Chambers's attorney Jeff Guller, was found guilty of money laundering and sentenced to eight years in prison. But, thats a huge amount of money that would just disappear. $17.3 million in cash was robbed from the Charlotte, North Carolina, regional office vault of Loomis, Fargo & Co. on the evening of October 4, 1997. You know as well as I doits Hollywood. Kate. If you were one of the much-smaller-than-expected group of people who caught Masterminds at the theater this weekend, and are looking for a fact-check of the events depicted on screen, here are some of the highlights of our chat with Diamant. (Ghantt works as a heavy machine operator in the construction industry.). Two days later, when the FBI found the Loomis Fargo armored van, they discovered almost $3.3 million in cash left in the back of the van; it was later discovered that the thieves had miscalculated the sheer bulk of the small denomination currency, and that they simply left the cash that they could not take with them in the back of the van. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. Unfortunately, no one explained that to David Ghantt before he used his position as vault supervisor with Charlotte, N.C.'s Loomis, Fargo & Co. to rob the company of $17 million in 1997. Within 24 days of the real heist, Chambers went from a mobile home to a $635,000 home in Cramer Mountain Country Club, authorities said. Despite being caught on camera wheeling the money from the vault to the getaway van, David Ghantt makes off to Mexico before the FBI can blink. The company reported the theft the next day, saying one of its vans was missing. Then you have the huge velvet Elvis. David Scott Ghantt, 28, was arrested Sunday on an island off the Mexican coast, near the resort city of Cozumel, FBI spokesman William Perry said today. And most importantly, talking with Zach. 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Where ever it was, it is long gone now. David Ghantt: No, I havent talked to them in a very long time. From there, the money was moved from the company vehicle to private vehicles. Ms. Campbell worked at Loomis for 11 months, leaving in November 1996, according to court papers. The Loomis Fargo Bank Robbery was the $17.3 million cash robbery of the Charlotte, North Carolina, regional office vault of Loomis Fargo & Company on the evening of October 4, 1997, by armored car driver and vault supervisor David Scott Ghantt.An FBI criminal investigation (which became international in scope) ultimately resulted in the arrest and conviction of eight people . A Dangerous Fishing Expedition: The Select Committee on China, Spying on Muslims, Good; Spying on Christians, Bad, Climate Code Red Analysis and Sea Level Warnings, Nichole Stephens, Administrative Assistant. The van used to move the money was later located a few miles from the warehouse. I really shouldnt change anything. It wasa painful process, but I learned to be happy with me and with what I've got. David Ghantt: There are quite a few small facts and tidbits. Ghantt was in fact hiding out in Mexico using McKinneys I.D., which had been sold to Chambers months earlier. One of the FBI's wiretaps caught a conversation between David Ghantt and Kelly Campbell, the one who bought the minivan and shopped for the liposuction. He has a regular life now, but 25 years ago, David Ghantt was the mastermind behind the 3rd largest bank robbery in U. [15], "David Ghantt" redirects here. Philosophically, now looking back I wouldnt be who I am now if I hadnt gone through all that, said David Scott Ghantt in an interview with the Observer. FBI agents pulled stolen cash out of barrels they had stashed around their home. AMA In October of 1997, I was a vault supervisor for armored truck company Loomis Fargo, when I made off with $17.3 million. In 1997, Loomis Fargo employee David Ghantt robbed the armored car company of $17 million. I work for a small construction company. David Ghantt commits the second largest bank heist in US history. Congratulations Dave - very well done. "He told me they were in the dirt business, so he didn't have to worry too much about me. A former co-worker told me, "Everybody has screwed up. A: I like the 47-year-old David Ghantt more than I did the 20-something David Ghantt. LRM: Do you enjoy the publicity for yourself? Authorities found Ghantts unlocked red pickup truck near the Loomis building. Im still going through the friend requests. You might as well take part in the conversation. CHARLOTTE, N.C. Tuesday is the 25th anniversary of the infamous Loomis Fargo heist in Charlotte, where a bank worker, with the help of two accomplices, stole almost $17 million before being captured in Mexico. When I first got there nobody knew who I was, they just thought I was another producer or something and when they realized they were very gracious and curious. 20 years ago,on the night ofOctober 4, 1997, David Scott Ghantt loaded $17.3 million of cash from the bank vault in Charlotte, North Carolina he was employed to supervise into a van. [3][4] Its Charlotte office would be the victim of David Scott Ghantt and his confederates later that year. He made his own self miserable. So my AMA hour is up, thank you all for the great questions and swinging by to Ask Me Anything. LRM: You did serve time in Federal prison and it was a very well-known bank robbery. Officially retired Predators GM David Poile and his wife Elizabeth Poile poses for a portrait inside the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. The affidavits also alleged lavish spending by the six, including the Chambers who moved out of a trailer and paid cash for a $635,000 home shortly after the robbery. Im like, You need to understand that, that money has been missing for 20 years. Campbell used part of her share of the money to buy a Toyota Sienna minivan in two cash installments. Q: Do you appreciate your normal life now more than you would if you hadn't spent years in prison? How accurate was the movie? Sixteen others who were indirectly involved were convicted and federal agents recovered most of the money. David Ghantt was portrayed by Zackary Hatfield. What are Jandice and Kelly up to now? HOW TO ROB A BANK / S1 EP6. Updated: Sep 29, 2022 / 03:23 PM CDT. In real life: True. The Army veteran and Hunter Huss High graduate was captured in Mexico five months later when one of the others involved in the theft, Steve Chambers, decided he needed to tie up loose ends by having Ghantt killed. LRM: When you first heard the story he was there to get rid of you, what was your reaction? Investigators considered Ghantt to be the prime suspect almost from the beginning. Cathy Biles, who handled the purchase of the Chambers house in Cramerton, told WSOC-TV in Charlotte that the cash deal aroused her suspicions. This story was originally published October 3, 2016, 9:12 PM. After the movie [premiered in theaters], my Facebook account exploded. "A former co-worker told me, "Everybody has screwed up. My wife and I are starting a microbusiness. The couple was married for 22 years before her untimely death in 2012. | TCR, Mando S3E1: The Apostate Review Fun Without Meaning, Design Without Thought, Disney+s Peter Pan & Wendy Teaser Trailer Showcases Familiar Characters, Creed III Black Carpet Interviews with Cast and Guests, Kogonada Rumored To Direct Episodes Of Star Wars: The Acolyte | Barside Buzz, Both Blade And Deadpool 3 Set To Begin Filming May This Year | Barside Buzz, Mandalorian Exec Producers Discuss Moving On Without Cara Dune, DC Spotlight February 28, 2023: The Comic Source Podcast, Arnold Schwarzenegger Stars In Netflixs FUBAR, His First Television Project, LRM Exclusive Interview: David Ghantt, Real Life Thief Who Inspired MASTERMINDS. Iraqi war vet, David Ghantt, was a guard at the Loomis Fargo cash vault in Charlotte in October 1997 when he decided to steal 17-million-dollars. HOW TO ROB A BANK / S1 EP8. A version of this story originally appeared on CharlotteObserver.com. The next day, Steve and Michelle Chambers, Kelly Campbell, and four others were arrested.[6]. Inside the truck, they found Ghantt's ring and surmised this was a sign of Ghantt's intention to end his relationship with his wife. Charlotte hotel chef who serves with a smile recognized as outstanding ambassador, Eritrean, Ethiopian restaurant owner was a big brother and father to many in Charlotte, Home tours: This wired-up Weddington smart home has a pool big enough for the neighborhood. With the bandits blowing millions on lavish and ridiculous luxuries, they leave behind a glaring trail of evidence. Answer: The painful one is getting caught. I felt relieved, I knew that things were getting ready to come to an end and getting caught was a stress reliever even if I knew I was going to jail. David Ghantt: Well, my compatriots did lock themselves out of the van. Shelly Miscavige, David's wife, has not been seen in public for 15 years. I was shocked. "They were short staffed and I noticed a lot of. One day, he went to check on it and the lock had been cut. I'd probably be that infamous gringo living in Belize, kicked back on the beach, fishing and bored out of my mind. DeSantis: Youre a History Grad. No idea where it is I only ever had what I took with me and what was sent to me. In the end, it is a good story. Heist! Ghantt @ChristyGhantt Dec 7, 2022 I just entered the @clxgaming Ra PC Giveaway! (The conversation was depicted as 100 percent private on screen). You've decided to give up on a part of your life. Honestly, it got spent and no one noticed. 20 years ago, on the night of October 4, 1997, David Scott Ghantt loaded $17.3 million of cash from the bank vault in Charlotte, North Carolina he was employed to supervise into a van. It's the little things like that that gnaw on you. I loved it that she is part of my life now, because of all this. David Ghantt: That is the like the number two question that everyone asks me. When to set your clocks for daylight saving time, Novant to take over two hospital systems near Charlotte in a $320 million deal. All but one of the defendants pleaded guilty. A lot of people ask me, Oh, do you have any regrets? No, not really. David Ghantt : I had a hard time liftin' it up. Two New Featurettes For CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR Are HERE! Both were involved in the second-largest cash heist in U.S. history, in which a group of people stole $17 million from the. Although the history of the predecessor Wells Fargo & Company dates back to 1852, Loomis Fargo & Company was established in 1997 by the consolidation of Wells Fargo Armored Service and Loomis Armored Inc.; the resulting corporation employed 8,500 people and provided armored transportation, cash handling services, and automatic teller machine maintenance. More than 2 million dollars is still missing to this day. He had stayed in a luxury hotel and paid for expensive food and activities such as scuba diving and parasailing. LRM: True. "Your honor, if I could undo what I did, I would," David Scott Ghantt said before being sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Graham Mullen. 'The Rolling Stones' drummer Charlie Watts holding his young daughter Seraphina as they arrive at London Airport, October 17th 1969. LRM: Obviously, this is comedy and not a documentary. While Ghantt spent more than 6 1/2 years in federal prison, he said he usedthat time to"re-invent" himself. David Ghantt: They did hire a guy to kill me. For a time, it was nicknamed "the hillbilly heist" because nearly all of the major players in the case came from small towns around Charlotte. Q: How do you tell prospective employers you once stole $17 million? David Ghantt (Zach Galifianakis), an employee of Loomis Fargo, robbed his own vault, left the $17.3 million in cash with his co-conspirators, Kelly Campbell (Kristen Wiig) and Steve Chambers (Owen Wilson) and fled the country to Mexico. He told me they were in the dirt business, so he didn't have to worry too much about me. There are a bunch of bizarre things they bought. Ghantt was never in Chamberss presence until he actually handed off the money to him. This page was last edited on 21 February 2023, at 16:45. Then I realized I needed to be more conservative. In real life: False. When they showed the mansion scene, the great big velvet Elvis painting was for real. LRM: Were you actually concerned that you were one of the most wanted man in the United States while you were in Mexico? In real life: Mostly true. So the last third of the movie is almost entirely fiction. Did you really only go to Mexico with 50k? That was probably the first thing. In real life: False. Ghantt, a U.S. Army veteran, was living a relatively "boring" life working as the vault superintendent at a Loomis Fargo armored car warehouse just outside Charlotte, North Carolina making a relatively meager paycheck, when he crossed paths with Kelly Campbell. Man accused of planting explosive at Grandfather Mountain Highland Games pleads not guilty, Falcon 9 launches Crew-6 from Cape Canaveral, Flight attendants to get 10 hours rest between shifts under new US rule, Loretta Lynn, coal miner's daughter and country queen, dies, National Taco Day 2022 | Deals and offers. The Internet was still new at the time. Follow him on twitter: @MSainat1, 20 Years Later: Masterminds of One of the Largest Bank Heists in U.S. History, The CIAs Changing Take on the Climate Emergency, Emancipation, Hollywoods Best Civil War Film Ever. He is an uncomplicated man stuck in a monotonous life. I wouldnt want to change anything. Just lounging around. Day in and day out, he drives an armored vehicle, transporting millions of other peoples money with no escape in sight. David Ghantt, a Gulf War veteran, was finishing his shift as a vault supervisor for Loomis Fargo when he loaded $17 million into a company van and drove away. Chambers declines to comment on the events that made him notorious. All are charged with aiding, abetting and counseling the commission of a bank larceny and being accessories after the fact and hindering Ghantts apprehension. David Harbour and Lily Allen are currently together. But even though he worked for a company that regularly moved millions of dollars, David Ghantt himself was underpaid. David Ghantt discovers the true meaning of adventure far beyond his wildest dreams. On the non-philosophical side, it probably be much better off if I done everything by myself. Its a yes: Clover teen shakes off nerves to earn American Idol golden ticket, Deputy rapes woman at traffic stop and tells her she wont be charged, Tennessee cops say, Charlotte woman was locked in room for 5 days before police shooting, report shows. A guard at an armored car company in the Southern U.S. organizes one of the biggest bank heists in American history. Day in and day out, he drives an armored vehicle,. February 28, 2023. The movie is hilarious. In the meantime, Ghantt's wife reported him missing and the CMPD had found his . It premiered in Los Angeles on September 26, 2016 and was theatrically released in the . David Scott Ghantt: Vault Supervisor David Scott Ghantt was the vault supervisor at the regional branch of Loomis, Fargo & Co. in Charlotte, North Carolina. I got no real complaints, not at this point., The heist became the premise for the movie,Masterminds, released in September 2016. I was taken back. LRM: Oh, that is an interesting question. How did it actually feel when the FBI took you in? The Chambers moved from a trailer into a mansion, which alerted the FBI to their newfound wealth. People did ask questions or they wanted to chat. He then began loading $17 million in unmarked bills inside a company van before driving away. However, it's a Hollywood comedy. Chambers had no intention of following those rules, believing the FBI would never connect him to Ghantt. Watch your email for exciting announcements and new features coming soon! Chambers never held Campbell hostage by locking her in a shed on his property. 90 Second Job. . Based on the October 1997 Loomis Fargo robbery. Name: David Scott Ghantt Born: October 20,1969 Infamous for: When he literally drove off with $17+ Million one day after work (admit it, you've all thought about it, lol) Famous for (at time of writing): Being an inspiration for the character David Ghantt in the major motion picture comedy- Masterminds. FBI agents arrived first, which marked the beginning of the end. His wife, they said, got breast implants and used cash to purchase a 1998 BMW Z3 sports car. A: I hate to think about what I'd be doing if I hadn't gotten caught. The robbery was committed by Loomis vault supervisor David Scott Ghantt, his married girlfriend Kelly Campbell (a former Loomis co-worker), Steven Eugene Chambers (a one-time FBI informant), his wife Michelle Chambers, Michael Gobbies, and four other co-conspirators. The Book of Dave A New Path After a $17 Million Misstep, Name: David Scott GhanttBorn: October 20,1969Infamous for: When he literally drove off with $17+ Million one day after work (admit it, youve all thought about it, lol)Famous for (at time of writing): Being an inspiration for the character David Ghantt in the major motion picture comedy- Masterminds. 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