Quizs imagin al protagonista. "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. Until it's gone, you don't appreciate it. Hes a great person. Both were involved in the second-largest cash heist in U.S. history, in which a group of people stole $17 million from the. I work for a small construction company. He is an uncomplicated man stuck in a monotonous life. I even helped them design the set, where he breaks into the vault. 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. Here's whatGhantt says now about the heist that madethe "Cramer Mountain Hillbillies" famous and changed him forever. Where ever it was, it is long gone now. They put some elements of the real thing into the movie. I run the heavy equipment. Authorities say Steve. LRM had an exclusive phone interview with David Ghantt last week, the real-life culprit who pulled off the successful bank heist. LRM: When you first heard the story he was there to get rid of you, what was your reaction? Alert: Obviously, spoilers abound. On March 12, a Charlotte grand jury indicted the eight co-conspirators for bank larceny and money laundering; the latter offense was included because of how they spent the stolen money. Ghantt's spending in Mexico was extravagant at first. When McKinney realized Ghantt was wanted for the Loomis Fargo robbery, he backed off personally because he didnt want to be anywhere near a federal investigation. He is an uncomplicated man stuck in a monotonous life. Ghantt labeled himself as a jerk who was dissatisfied with his life before stealing the money. Dont come to me for a treasure map, Ill put it to you that way., Michael Sainatos writing has appeared in the Guardian, Miami Herald, Baltimore Sun, Denver Post, Buffalo News, the Hill, Alternet, and several other publications . The true part is that Kelly did say, Did you try the backdoor? They were ready to set the van on fire for real. David Ghantt: I think its a great story. David Ghantt: In my way of thinking, you are part of the story and people will talk about you regardless. . 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. In real life: True. 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. David Ghantt discovers the true meaning of adventure far beyond his wildest dreams. He was insecure. And it didn't take long to figure out that this was not the place for me. LRM: Oh, that is an interesting question. Have a good one y'all," wrote David Ghantt on his Facebook page Tuesday morning. I might be a little biased. 43-year-old Margret and her mother both died in 2012 . How Bridgerton restarted buzz about her ancestry. [15], "David Ghantt" redirects here. 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. What was the number one question? Soooooo will anyfuckingbody say what the movie is called? 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 . Everybody thinks being famous and being an actor is stupendous, and the money is fantastic, but they kind of live in afish bowl. A former co-worker told me, "Everybody has screwed up. They also bought a BMW Z3 with cash and made several large purchases, including a $600 cigar store Indian. 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. 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. He then began loading $17 million in unmarked bills inside a company van before driving away. Also famous for (at least with his friends and family) finally getting his first book . He now has a wife, a construction job, and a child. Tell us on what was actually real from that movie. Explain: The scary part is that as soon as you put that little bit of money in the van, that there's no going back. 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. Ghantt was. [3][4] Its Charlotte office would be the victim of David Scott Ghantt and his confederates later that year. Inside $3.3 million was located along with the two stolen surveillance tapes, apparently left due to the robber and his accomplices being sloppy, or in a hurry. David Ghantt: Its a little less dramatic on what they had shown in the movie. Twenty-one people were charged and convicted in the . LRM: Most people who commits the crime of the decadedont usually want their story to be told. The movie is hilarious. Of course, the FBI was already aware of Chambers and his free-spending ways, and the murder plot helped federal agents find Ghantt south of the border. >.>. Ghantt was the vault manager. [7][8], Rocket Science, a 1998 double-disc album by Charlotte-based radio personalities John Boy & Billy, includes a track ("Marvin: The Loomis Caper") mocking the defendants. I realized a lot of things that were wrong with me as a person. "He told me they were in the dirt business, so he didn't have to worry too much about me. So he convinced a local hoodlum in Mexico to try to kill Ghantt. His wife, they said, got breast implants and used cash to purchase a 1998 BMW Z3 sports car. Ghantt had a lot of help pulling off the heist. Wichita Eagle, Thursday, June 29, 1995 Bullock, David N., 63, retired Beech Aircraft Corp. sheet metal worker, died Tuesday, June 27, 1995. How did it actually feel when the FBI took you in? The FBI investigation was aided by the gang's extravagant spending. The film stars Zach Galifianakis, Kristen Wiig, Owen Wilson, Kate McKinnon and Jason Sudeikis. Kate. There are also a bit of comedy and some tragedy. Ghantt was in fact hiding out in Mexico using McKinneys I.D., which had been sold to Chambers months earlier. by Jeff Diamant (left) and Steven Chambers (left) and David Scott Ghantt leave federal court. Campbell, 29, had pleaded guilty to charges of bank larceny, money laundering and conspiracy to commit murder. Example video title will go here for this video. It was one of the first things they voted on. Themansion party is real. He pleaded guilty in January to charges of kidnapping, money laundering and interfering with interstate commerce. How? Day in and day out, he drives an armored vehicle, transporting millions of other peoples money with no escape in sight. Some people screw up big like you, some people screw up small.". 1) David Ghantt is underpaid and unhappy. Im still going through the friend requests. Question: Which do you regret more, stealing the money or getting caught? LRM: You did serve time in Federal prison and it was a very well-known bank robbery. Its comedy. 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. My Proof: https://twitter.com/DavidGhantt/status/827476087596789760, My AMA time is up now, but thank you all for your participation in the Ask Me Anything session :-). By comparison, Ghantt served seven years in prison and was fined $26,000. Shelly Miscavige, David's wife, has not been seen in public for 15 years. It's based on the true story of David Ghantt (Galifianikas), a vault supervisor at the Charlotte Loomis Fargo depository in Uptown Charlotte that was involved in the second largest cash robbery in history, making off with $17.4 million ($25 million today). Ghantt had worked with the branch since 1994, and had been promoted from a driver to the vault supervisor. I took a picture from back in those days to show them. Masterminds follows the [] Although the FBI investigation was able to quickly connect Ghantt to Campbell, connecting Ghantt to Chambers was a more difficult task. Chambers promised to wire him money in Mexico until the investigation blew over and Ghantt could return to . One time, he knocked on my door when I was getting ready to go scuba diving. Q: North Carolina native Zach Galifianakis portrayed you in "Masterminds." Send me book discovery news, tips, & tricks. Ghantt was scheduled to work a shift at the armored car company Oct. 4. Born in Bristol, Mary was a resident of this area until the late '90s, after which she moved to Susquehanna t Glad you like the movie. Ghantt ultimately agreed to the plan, largely, due to a mountain of credit-card debt and in hopes of changing his life for the better. Chambers, who made an ill-fated decision to buy a home in the gated Cramer Mountain community with his newfound wealth, now runsa gym on Lowell-Bethesda Road. LRM: Did you like the portrayal of yourself in the movie? David Ghantt was portrayed by Zackary Hatfield. People still laugh when they think of the "velvet Elvis" Chambershad in his Cramer Mountain mansion, or how his former wife showed upat a local bankto deposit wads of cash that she assured the teller was not "drug money.". Following romance reports in 2019, the Stranger Things actor and vocalist married in Las Vegas in September 2020. Yes! The Loomis Fargo Bank Robbery was a robbery of $17.3 million in cash from the Charlotte, North Carolina, regional office vault of Loomis, Fargo & Co. on the evening of October 4, 1997, by vault supervisor David Scott Ghantt, his married girlfriend Kelly Campbell (a former Loomis co-worker), Steve Chambers, his wife Michelle Chambers, Michael Gobbies and four other co-conspirators. One night in a small North Carolina town, a down-on-his-luck guard at Loomis Fargo manages to steal $17 millionliterally more than one ton of cash. People did ask questions or they wanted to chat. The FBI, in fact, obtained the evidence they needed to bring down the major players, including Chambers, after catching them talking about the murder plot on the telephone via wiretap. #CLXGaming#CLXRa#evokethegods 1 2 Also famous for (at least with his friends and family) finally getting his first book finished.Current Life: Wooer of the Wife, Drinker of Coffee, Father, Gamer, Photographer, Fisherman, Gentleman, Mastermind of this book ;-). The painful part is that when you get caught, that the part of your brain that was trying to talk to you when you first started the robbery was right, and that's like a dump truck running over you. Some received probation for money laundering, many others did hard time. 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. David Ghantt: Since the movie came out, I probably say I would have more now. Thats some of my work. One day, he went to check on it and the lock had been cut. . I wouldnt want to change anything. In the meantime, Ghantt's wife reported him missing and the CMPD had found his . Guess what? New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. February 28, 2023. At the time it was the second largest cash robbery ever to happen on US soil. shes now Miss USA. David Ghantt talks to us about his part in the robbery of Loomis Fargo where he stole over 17 Million Dollars \u0026 the events that transpired soon after.Like us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/crimeandentertainment/Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/crimenentertainment/Listen on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4T67Bs5kksA7HP22LoKzt4Listen on Apple Music - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crime-entertainment/id1573321645Listen on Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/show/crime-entertainmentListen on Google Podcast - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xMjcxNTQzLnJzcw==Listen on Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9cdb3854-414d-4b69-8022-4479e01dad44/crime-entertainment?ref=dm_sh_OVZBcFDuxatVNE3y3mD1HHBtm I just sat back and waited on my money. I know your compatriots would like to keep this low key. Jandice : In any case, we got to talkin' afterwards, and I thought, well, that one's dead, this one's alive. She was a graduate of Ashley High School and attended Gaston Co Q: Your troubles were self-inflicted, but you seem happy. He was released in 2006. I had more than 700 message requests. David Ghantt: When I first met Zach and sat down to talk about it, he said, You realize Im going to be playing a dumber, clumsier version of you. Its all being part as a comedy and its Hollywood. In real life: False. Sixteen others who were indirectly involved were convicted and federal agents recovered most of the money. LRM: For whatever its worth, its a good answer. I went in there to do a basic search. I'd probably be that infamous gringo living in Belize, kicked back on the beach, fishing and bored out of my mind. There are a bunch of bizarre things they bought. Ghantt knew Chambers as Steve, but didnt find out that his last name was Chambers until the arrests were made. What are Jandice and Kelly up to now? Despite a mega-watt cast featuring Zach Galifianakis and a handful of some of Saturday Night Lives biggest current and former stars, Masterminds, the comedy about Loomis Fargo robbery completely tanked at the box office in its opening weekend, bowing in sixth place with just $6.6 million. FBI agents pulled stolen cash out of barrels they had stashed around their home. 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. A: I like the 47-year-old David Ghantt more than I did the 20-something David Ghantt. From Oct. 6 through Feb. 20, the couple made 47 deposits totaling $271,500 at a Belmont bank, and at one point Michelle Chambers tried to get an official bank check with $200,000 in cash, authorities said. An FBI criminal investigation ultimately resulted in the arrest and conviction of eight people directly involved in the heist, as well as sixteen others who had indirectly helped them, and the recovery of approximately 88% of the stolen money. Steven Chambers, left, and David Scott Ghantt leave federal court. Chambers even got breast implants and paid cash for a BMW sports car, the affidavit said. But McKinney never stopped trying to kill Ghantt although, initally, McKinney thought Chambers had paid for the hit over a drug deal gone bad, Diamant said. You'd be amazed at how much stress you can relieve yourself from in your life by just taking 20 or so minutes a day for yourself and just letting the world go. Now on the lam and in over his head, David must dodge the authorities, evade a hilarious hit man, Mike McKinney, and try to turn the tables on the ones he trusted most. If you know, you know. 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. Thats probably not the best answer to be honest with you. David Harbour and Lily Allen are currently together. 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. 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. The unlikely suspect in the Charlotte heist was 27-year-old David Scott Ghantt, a quiet, unassuming vault supervisor who earned $360 a week. . A guard at an armored car company in the Southern U.S. organizes one of the biggest bank heists in American history. LRM: Im curious. 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. Michelle Chambers received a harsher sentence than Ghantt seven years and eight months because she had violated several bond conditions. 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. LRM: Do you enjoy the publicity for yourself? Tony Mendez, long an on-air fixture handling the cue cards for David Letterman on The Late Show, took the wrong cue this week, assaulting staff writer Bill Scheft, a 15-time Emmy nominee, and getti Wife Lily Allen. 2023 www.gastongazette.com. No idea. You know as well as I doits Hollywood. Being a quasi-famous bank robber and all? $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. David Ray Camm (born March 23, 1964) is a former trooper of the Indiana State Police (ISP) who spent 13 years in prison after twice being convicted of the murders of his wife, Kimberly, and his two young children at their home in Georgetown, Indiana, on September 28, 2000.He was released from custody in 2013 after his third trial resulted in an acquittal. Chambers and his wife decorated their new home with a "Velvet Elvis" painting, which came to represent the crime. I also explained to Owen [Wilson] on what it was like to be in Federal prison. Ghantt got arrested by the Mexican police at Playa del Carmen on March 1, 1988. Check your inbox for a confirmation email with instructions to finish signing up. People did come up to me and asked me for my autograph. Purchases included a pool table, jewelry (including a $43,000 diamond ring), a minivan, $20,000 worth of cigars, and the 7,000-square-foot home on the side of Cramer Mountain. He discovers that it's pretty boring stuff, and he often fantasizes about getting robbed. I Am A, where the mundane becomes fascinating and the outrageous suddenly seems normal. Loomis Fargo employees could not open the vault the next morning and called the police. In 1997, Loomis Fargo employee David Ghantt robbed the armored car company of $17 million. David Ghantt: At first, I had a pretty good party. Director Jared Hess Writers Chris Bowman (screenplay) Hubbel Palmer (screenplay) Emily Spivey (screenplay) Stars Zach Galifianakis Kristen Wiig Owen Wilson HOW TO ROB A BANK / S1 EP5 . . Everything changes when he meets Kelly Campbell (Kristen Wiig), a new employee at his bank, Loomis Fargo. LRM: [Laughter] Now the movie portrayed that they sent someone to kill you in Mexico. David Ghantt: Mostly, it concerned for Zach [Galifianakis] to have the right shirt and carrying the right pistol. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. But last Oct. 4, when he still hadn't gotten home by 2:30 a.m., she called his parents in. I was taken back. He would eventually be arrested in Mexico in March 1998 after one of his co-conspirators put out a hit on him under the false suspicion he was the only prime suspect authorities were aware of at the time. David Ghantt, who pulled off the Loomis, Fargo & Co. vault robbery in 1997 and was sentenced to seven years in prison for the crime, served as a consultant for the film (in theaters Friday).. She was devastated, Diamant said. 33. No idea where it is I only ever had what I took with me and what was sent to me. 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. 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. A: I hate to think about what I'd be doing if I hadn't gotten caught. David Ghantt worked as a vault supervisor for the armoured cash vehicles at the Charlotte, North Carolina branch of Loomis, Fargo & Co. Ironically even though he worked for a company that moved millions of dollars every day, he was relatively underpaid. While Ghantt spent more than 6 1/2 years in federal prison, he said he usedthat time to"re-invent" himself. That was probably the first thing. Chambers did more than 11 years. An additional tip reached the FBI when Michelle Chambers made a large deposit at a bank. So he hatched a plan to rob his employers. Oakland Police Department: Above the Law? The only person not to plead guilty in the case, former Gastonia attorney Jeff Guller, ended up doing eight years for money laundering. Court documents said an informant who was not identified tipped off federal agents about the couples suspicious spending habits. Answer: The painful one is getting caught. '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. In the end, it is a good story. Why would you want this story to be told and to enjoy this? Chambers was always considered the "mastermind" behind the theft, but he doesn't talkmuch about his Loomis heist days, not even when actor Owen Wilson portrayed him in the 2016comedy about the heist titled"Masterminds.". The next day, Steve and Michelle Chambers, Kelly Campbell, and four others were arrested.[6]. David Ghantt: There are quite a few small facts and tidbits. Two New Featurettes For CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR Are HERE! Thats nearly $11 million less than former Kings Mountain resident David Ghantt (played by Galifianakis in the film) helped steal from the vault where he worked in Charlotte back in October 1997. Also Monday, seven people believed to be involved in the scheme were arrested in North Carolina. "Twenty-five years ago today. 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Chambers himself was a former FBI informant who had provided information on a then future Loomis armored car robbery that never happened, court documents stated. You look nothing like Zach? But, thats a huge amount of money that would just disappear. AMA In October of 1997, I was a vault supervisor for armored truck company Loomis Fargo, when I made off with $17.3 million. You take a movie like Oceans Eleven, the whole concept of that movie is so farfetched, its not even funny. Grants brother, Eric Scott Grant, also was in federal custody but it could not be determined late Monday whether he was charged in the scheme. At first, David Ghantt said, "I didn't take her seriously. 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. Do you still have contact with him? 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