His wife, they said, got breast implants and used cash to purchase a 1998 BMW Z3 sports car. [3][4] Its Charlotte office would be the victim of David Scott Ghantt and his confederates later that year. The affidavit described Chambers as a former FBI informant who had provided information on another Loomis armored car robbery that never materialized. 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 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. 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. Few who were around then will forget the theft of $17 million in unmarked bills from the armored car company's vault in Charlotte, pulled off by a group of residents of Gaston and Cleveland counties, who were subsequently caught five months later. 2023 www.gastongazette.com. MASTERMINDS is available on Blu-ray, DVD and digital download tomorrow. Mostly with Zach. Tell us on what was actually real from that movie. I was shocked. How? I learned that I was an a--hole. His accomplices included coworker Kelly Campbell, as well as friends Steve and Michelle Chambers. Ghantt was. David Ghantt: I was very sure they [were looking for me]. In 2020, the television show Super Heists portrayed the heist in Episode 3, "Van Full of Dollars". You did something else instead. I realized a lot of things that were wrong with me as a person. A: When I first got in, I thought, "What in my life has led me to this?" For the New York State assemblyman, see. All rights reserved. What was it like to have a movie based on your story? The amount of money stolen is correct. [Chuckles]. You take a movie like Oceans Eleven, the whole concept of that movie is so farfetched, its not even funny. (His wife tells him to change that word to "selfish."). All but one of the defendants pleaded guilty. 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 ;-). He is now a stepfather to her two daughters, Ethel, 10, and Marnie, 9. Now looking back, with the life I have now, Ive got a great family, got a great kid. . David Ghantt: I think its a great story. 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. 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. David Ghantt (@DavidGhantt) is a man that still holds the record for the second largest bank heist on American Soil. In October of 1997, I was a vault supervisor for armored truck company Loomis Fargo, when I made off with $17.3 million. 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. How many years did David Ghantt get? ``Thats always something that sends up a red flag, she said. They even made a movie about it, with North Carolina native Zach Galifianakis playing the role of Ghantt in the comedy "Masterminds.". I might be a little biased. Ghantt was the vault manager. 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. 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. Send me book discovery news, tips, & tricks. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. HOW TO ROB A BANK / S1 EP7. David GhanttRetweeted Iraqveteran8888 @Iraqveteran8888 Dec 9, 2022 Elect me President and I'll fire everyone, free Julian Assange, and pardon Edward Snowden. A lot of people ask me, Oh, do you have any regrets? No, not really. Yes, Carrie Underwood adopted a dog in Charlotte. That just added to the comedic element. Most of the money was in $20 bills, according to the FBI. The contents were missing. The unlikely suspect in the Charlotte heist was 27-year-old David Scott Ghantt, a quiet, unassuming vault supervisor who earned $360 a week. Chambers would then occasionally wire Ghantt money and see to his basic financial needs; when "the heat was off," Ghantt was to re-enter the U.S. and the money would be split up among all of the co-conspirators. Just living day-to-day. Charlotte radio stations labeled them the "Cramer Mountain hillbillies" and the whole crew as "the gang that couldn't steal straight.". David Ghantt: Oh, yeah. Michelle Chambers received a harsher sentence than Ghantt seven years and eight months because she had violated several bond conditions. 121 90 1,443 Show this thread David GhanttRetweeted C.A. 44:33. 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. LRM: You did serve time in Federal prison and it was a very well-known bank robbery. A version of this story originally appeared on CharlotteObserver.com. David Ghantt: Its a little less dramatic on what they had shown in the movie. LRM: Do you still have that well-known fame today after being a free man? There are also a bit of comedy and some tragedy. LRM: Do you enjoy the publicity for yourself? I loved it that she is part of my life now, because of all this. 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. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. More than 2 million dollars is still missing to this day. No one could just pull off the crime of the decade. Chambers had no intention of following those rules, believing the FBI would never connect him to Ghantt. At the time it was the second largest cash robbery ever to happen on US soil. Ghantt got arrested by the Mexican police at Playa del Carmen on March 1, 1988. Could you talk a little more about that? 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From Oct. 6 through Feb. 20, the couple made 47 deposits totaling $271,500 at a Belmont bank, and at. It was one of the first things they voted on. . They put some elements of the real thing into the movie. What was the number one question? Why would you want this story to be told and to enjoy this? One of my compatriots, Steve Chambers was in charge of the money. 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. CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS FROM MASTERMIND MOVIE. The Mandalorian S3 Episode 1 Review: ROUGH START!!! 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. Jandice : In any case, we got to talkin' afterwards, and I thought, well, that one's dead, this one's alive. 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. Jokes soon followed the news of how Chambers and his former wife spent their ill-gotten gain. Where ever it was, it is long gone now. She was born in Gaston County, a daughter of the late Scott and Sue Ghantt. 1) David Ghantt is underpaid and unhappy. LRM: If you had to relive that heist againwhat would you do differently? David Ghantt: Mostly, it concerned for Zach [Galifianakis] to have the right shirt and carrying the right pistol. In Kukulcan Plaza in Cancun, Mexico, they had a small Internet caf. Thats my standard answer these days. The Chambers moved from a trailer into a mansion, which alerted the FBI to their newfound wealth. Some received probation for money laundering, many others did hard time. Director Jared Hess Writers Chris Bowman (screenplay) Hubbel Palmer (screenplay) Emily Spivey (screenplay) Stars Zach Galifianakis Kristen Wiig Owen Wilson LRM: [Laughter] Now the movie portrayed that they sent someone to kill you in Mexico. I figured it had to be me. 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. 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. A guard at an armored car company in the Southern U.S. organizes one of the biggest bank heists in American history. 43-year-old Margret and her mother both died in 2012 . At the. Ghantt was in fact hiding out in Mexico using McKinneys I.D., which had been sold to Chambers months earlier. David Scott Ghantt: Vault Supervisor David Scott Ghantt was the vault supervisor at the regional branch of Loomis, Fargo & Co. in Charlotte, North Carolina. We're always making new tools to help you discover, save, and share your favorite books. While Ghantt spent more than 6 1/2 years in federal prison, he said he usedthat time to"re-invent" himself. 90 Second Job. We talked about the fiction and fact from the movie. Steven Chambers (left) and David Scott Ghantt Facts Before he decided to steal $17 million from the bank, Ghantt worked for years as a relatively silent and compliant employee. Join us from North Carolina, South Carolina, or on the go anywhere. Q: Do you ever think about what your life would be like if you had gotten away with the money? Chambers finished serving his prison sentence in November 2006 and told the Associated Press in 2009 he was "changed.". ", "If you're trying to make yourself better today, that's all most people care about.". DeSantis: Youre a History Grad. 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. Any truth to that? People did come up to me and asked me for my autograph. You might as well take part in the conversation. Soooooo will anyfuckingbody say what the movie is called? 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 . 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. From there, the money was moved from the company vehicle to private vehicles. He said he put that amount of money in a storage building. I was standing there at the time with this hug spear in my hand. Masterminds was a fun movie. 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. I just sat back and waited on my money. Ghantt was charged in connection with the . And most importantly, talking with Zach. 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. "Twenty-five years ago today. This Wednesday marks the 20th anniversary of the notorious Loomis Fargo heist. They bought a huge diamond and paid with cash for it. Philip Noel Johnson, 33, was arrested in August while crossing into the United States from Mexico. David Bowie 's widow recently took to Instagram to post selfies, while promoting both her makeup brand and fashion line. Were you offended that they portrayed you as an idiot being so easily manipulated? I Am A, where the mundane becomes fascinating and the outrageous suddenly seems normal. LRM: For whatever its worth, its a good answer. 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. The movie is hilarious. David and Kelly hit it off at a shooting . Ghantt reported to Chambers that his supply of money was running low, but Chambers sent Ghantt just $8,000. Do you still have contact with him? Ghantt labeled himself as a jerk who was dissatisfied with his life before stealing the money. Day in and day out, he drives an armored vehicle, transporting millions of other peoples money with no escape in sight. Masterminds - Zach Galifianakis 'David Ghantt' [On-Set Interview]SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://goo.gl/SrrTlTSUBSCRIBE MOVIE TRAILERS: http://goo.gl/8WxGeDA night gu. Investigators also found Ghantt's pickup truck, abandoned at the warehouse. Then I realized I needed to be more conservative. My wife and I are starting a microbusiness. Q: Your troubles were self-inflicted, but you seem happy. They also bought a BMW Z3 with cash and made several large purchases, including a $600 cigar store Indian. By then, the FBI had become greatly concerned for Ghantt's personal safety; they had learned that Chambers had plotted to have Ghantt killed in a murder for hire scheme using a "hit man" named Michael McKinney. David Ghantt was portrayed by Zackary Hatfield. I really don't miss that guy. Click here to sign up for the daily Wake Up Charlotte newsletter. I've read that once the FBI actually closed in on you, you were relieved because you were fearing for your life at that point. 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. Q: You say your time in federal prison changed you. 1:38 On Oct. 4, 1997, former Kings Mountain resident David Scott Ghantt finished his shift as a vault supervisor for Loomis Fargo in Charlotte. The only glimmer of excitement is his flirtatious work crush Kelly Campbell who soon lures him into the scheme of a lifetime. $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. I gave him the short synopsis. They took a lot of liberty with the story here and there. With the plan in place, Ghantt sent a newly employed co-worker home early (reportedly at 6 p.m) who had been assigned to train with him. LRM: [Laughter] As for yourself, besides diving, what did you really do in Mexico? BOSTON (AP) A former eBay Inc. executive was sentenced on Thursday to almost five years in prison for leading a scheme to terrorize the creators of an . Zach Galifianakis played David Scott Ghantt, with other roles played byOwen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Leslie Jones, Kristen Wiig and Kate McKinnon. I did get to meet him. Going to prison helped me grow up as a human being. Thats going to be your life for quite some time, typically. 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. Along with a group of half-brained criminals led by Steve Chambers and an absurdly faulted heist plan, David manages the impossible and makes off with $17 million in cash..only problem is he foolishly hands the money over to this wild group of double crossers and has been set up to take the fall. Drummer Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones with his wife Shirley and daughter Seraphina at the Grammy Awards at Kensington Roof gardens, London,. I ended up buying a small sailboat and go out to catch lunch. 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. David Ghantt discovers the true meaning of adventure far beyond his wildest dreams. With egg prices on the rise, are more people buying chickens? All of us will be looking forward to your story by watching the movie on Blu-ray or DVD. That usually takes the shine right off of it, when you start explaining that. 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