This page was last edited on 21 February 2023, at 16:45. The story inspired the hit move "Masterminds" in 2016, starring Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Kristin Wiig and Zach Galifianakis. David Ghantt: I would be really philosophical about this. $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. LRM: You did serve time in Federal prison and it was a very well-known bank robbery. Heist! He just never had the opportunity. 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: I'm in dire need for some RO's barbecue and some Tony's Ice Cream. In real life: False. (His wife tells him to change that word to "selfish."). Yes! . I just wanted to restart. Was Queen Charlotte Black? 'Not for lunch' February 28, 2023. Spending years in prison, he said, gave him time to re-invent himself. 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. Saffron Burrows plays . 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. 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. Ghantt was already married when he took part in the heist, to a woman named Tammy - who author Diamant described as "very nice." It is true, however, that she had no idea about the plot and that. I got no real complaints, not at this point., The heist became the premise for the movie,Masterminds, released in September 2016. Ghantt was apprehended in Mexico and returned to the United States in custody. 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. David Ghantt (@DavidGhantt) is a man that still holds the record for the second largest bank heist on American Soil. Gov. Twenty-one people were charged and convicted in the . He told me they were in the dirt business, so he didn't have to worry too much about me. Were just getting started on that. Jokes soon followed the news of how Chambers and his former wife spent their ill-gotten gain. Campbell used part of her share of the money to buy a Toyota Sienna minivan in two cash installments. Ghantts wife also reported him missing the same day. And it would take a lot more than that to offend me, I thought it was funny. Have a good one y'all," wrote David Ghantt on his Facebook page Tuesday morning. 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. Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. But after one visit, she asked a teller "How much can I deposit before you have to report it to the feds?" 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. Question: Which do you regret more, stealing the money or getting caught? Now Playing. 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. I thought he did a really good job. Hes a great person. Send me book discovery news, tips, & tricks. Loomis Fargo employees could not open the vault the next morning and called the police. Now looking back, with the life I have now, Ive got a great family, got a great kid. He then began loading $17 million in unmarked bills inside a company van before driving away. 4 million images and real time event coverage from coast to coast , ImageCollect is the only celebrity photo site you'll ever need. They had initially agreed to control their spending for a year or two, in the belief that the government would vigorously track the spending habits of any and all suspects for at least a year before relenting. David Ghantt: In my way of thinking, you are part of the story and people will talk about you regardless. [citation needed], The defendants were the targets of many barbed jokes in Charlotte and across the country, in part because of their extravagant spending. But last Oct. 4, when he still hadn't gotten home by 2:30 a.m., she called his parents in. 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. In Kukulcan Plaza in Cancun, Mexico, they had a small Internet caf. 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. She knows Owen Wilson's Steve, the bad apple . That was probably the first thing. Ghantt had worked with the branch since 1994, and had been promoted from a driver to the vault supervisor. You look nothing like Zach? All but $186,000 in that theft was recovered from a North Carolina storage building. Watch your email for exciting announcements and new features coming soon! CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- A man caught on videotape looting an armored car company vault of $17 million -- one of the biggest thefts of its kind in U.S. history -- has been sentenced to 7 1/2 years in federal prison. 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", 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. A: Zach and I have a runningtext conversation going, but he's very busy. I might even have more these days. 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. Were you really hailed as a hero? Directed by Jared Hess and written by Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer and Emily Spivey, the film stars Zach Galifianakis, Owen Wilson, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones and Jason Sudeikis.. Ghantt was never in Chamberss presence until he actually handed off the money to him. No one could just pull off the crime of the decade. Will California Save the Iconic Joshua Tree? Ghantt was charged in connection with the . Most of the money was in $20 bills, according to the FBI. 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. 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. The informant ``felt the timing of their sudden wealth certainly aroused suspicion in light of that theft, the affidavit said. LRM: You were a movie consultant on this project. Search warrants also were executed at Ghantts home in North Carolina, federal officials said. I would like to think, in my heart-to-heart, he wasnt going [to kill me]. At one point, the hoodlum shows up and Ghantt is wearing a Jerome Bettis Pittsburgh Steelers jersey; the hoodlums favorite team is the Steelers, and he caves and tells Ghantt that McKinney wants him dead. 44:28. When I interviewed for this job about three years ago, I told (my boss) that I had some dirt in my background, and if he went digging for it, he would find it. Why would you want this story to be told and to enjoy this? I had more than 700 message requests. One day, he went to check on it and the lock had been cut. David Ghantt: At first, I had a pretty good party. That usually takes the shine right off of it, when you start explaining that. He continued, Youd be wearing a lot of khaki brown and eating crappy food., Since the films release and its recent Netflix debut, Scott Ghent cited that the most common question he receives is about the missing $2 million never recovered by the FBI; Ive had people actually ask me that question. Masterminds is a 2016 American crime comedy film based on the October 1997 Loomis Fargo robbery in North Carolina. 'The Rolling Stones' drummer Charlie Watts holding his young daughter Seraphina as they arrive at London Airport, October 17th 1969. Here's whatGhantt says now about the heist that madethe "Cramer Mountain Hillbillies" famous and changed him forever. There was in fact a basically similar conversation involving Chambers and Campbell that took place during a barbecue the Campbells were hosting. As we said . I Am A, where the mundane becomes fascinating and the outrageous suddenly seems normal. We're always making new tools to help you discover, save, and share your favorite books. Authorities say Steve. 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. Inequality is Weakening Social Security. 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.". David and Kelly hit it off at a shooting . He is now a stepfather to her two daughters, Ethel, 10, and Marnie, 9. Also famous for (at least with his friends and family) finally getting his first book . Heres what happened on Sunday nights episode. You take a movie like Oceans Eleven, the whole concept of that movie is so farfetched, its not even funny. 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 There was no sign of forced entry into the building, but surveillance tapes and photographs showed a man believed by authorities to be Ghantt putting bags of money onto a cart in the vault at Loomis, Fargos offices in Charlotte, and then into the company van. [citation needed], It was later confirmed by the FBI that more than 88% of the stolen cash had been located or otherwise accounted for. The van was later found with $3 million in it, but the rest of the money is still missing. Additionally, we also discussed about his life in Mexico, the discoveries, and his life today after all this fame. Chambers did hire McKinney to kill Ghantt, but initially McKinney was making personal cash deliveries to Ghantt in Mexico on behalf of Chambers. The movie was overly silly and, based on a post-screening conversation with former Observer reporter Jeff Diamant who wrote a detailed 279-page book about the occasionally funny but mostly just-plain fascinating crime, titled Heist much of what wound up in the film is fiction. However, it's a Hollywood comedy. The British spy group MI5 is interested in a safety deposit box in this highly fictionalized version of an actual London robbery. I mean, thats pretty much why I did it. Heres my last question for younot all of the stolen money was accounted forwhat do you think actually happened to the last few million dollars? He made his own self miserable. On Oct. 4, 1997, former Kings Mountain resident David Scott Ghantt finished his shift as a vault supervisor for Loomis Fargo in Charlotte. 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. From there, the money was moved from the company vehicle to private vehicles. 33. Well, it's 'based' on a true event, and there are accurate bits sprinkled throughout. One time, he knocked on my door when I was getting ready to go scuba diving. . "A former co-worker told me, "Everybody has screwed up. (Ghantt works as a heavy machine operator in the construction industry.). But Ghantt has been open about what he did and how he believes it changed him for the better. Shelly Miscavige, David's wife, has not been seen in public for 15 years. 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 . So he convinced a local hoodlum in Mexico to try to kill Ghantt. David Ghantt discovers the true meaning of adventure far beyond his wildest dreams. Oakland Police Department: Above the Law? . 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. LRM: Do you enjoy the publicity for yourself? GASTONIA - Nancy Carolyn Ghantt, 71, died September 6, 2018. But, thats a huge amount of money that would just disappear. FBI agents pulled stolen cash out of barrels they had stashed around their home. He was insecure. And it didn't take long to figure out that this was not the place for me. And most importantly, talking with Zach. Steven Chambers, left, and David Scott Ghantt leave federal court. Although the FBI investigation was able to quickly connect Ghantt to Campbell, connecting Ghantt to Chambers was a more difficult task. After two years of dating, Jon Hamm and Anna Osceola are ready to spend the rest of their lives together. 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. I wouldnt want to change anything. Thats some of my work. Yes, Carrie Underwood adopted a dog in Charlotte. A: When I first got in, I thought, "What in my life has led me to this?" You might as well take part in the conversation. 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 . 121 90 1,443 Show this thread David GhanttRetweeted C.A. 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. It wasa painful process, but I learned to be happy with me and with what I've got. There are also a bit of comedy and some tragedy. Eventually, federal agents found Ghantt, thanks to uncovering a plot for an assassin to hunt and kill him in Mexico. 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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. After the movie [premiered in theaters], my Facebook account exploded. I did get to meet him. The van used to move the money was later located a few miles from the warehouse. David Scott Ghantt, 28, was arrested Sunday at Playa del Carmen, Mexico, near the island resort of Cozumel, FBI spokesman William Perry said. Why did this Charlotte engineer leave her job? Guess what? Do you still have contact with him? 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. David Ghantt: Oh, yeah. Wichita Eagle, Thursday, June 29, 1995 Bullock, David N., 63, retired Beech Aircraft Corp. sheet metal worker, died Tuesday, June 27, 1995. Check your inbox for a confirmation email with instructions to finish signing up. Ghantt added, I really enjoyed the movie. ', He explained the glorification and glamour often associated with bank heists and bank robberies in Hollywood films is far from reality. [1], Steven Chambers finished serving his sentence in November 2006. "Miscavige is a recluse now the same way Hubbard was at the end," said Mike Rinder, the former media spokesman . 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. I loved it that she is part of my life now, because of all this. Were you offended that they portrayed you as an idiot being so easily manipulated? All were convicted. HOW TO ROB A BANK / S1 EP6. LRM: When you first heard the story he was there to get rid of you, what was your reaction? Some people screw up big like you, some people screw up small. It was Ghantt, a 27-year-old Army veteran living in Kings Mountain at the time, who loaded up more than 2,000 pounds of cash in a company van and just drove away at the end of his shift as a supervisor at Loomis Fargo. 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. All are charged with aiding, abetting and counseling the commission of a bank larceny and being accessories after the fact and hindering Ghantts apprehension. 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. Then you have the huge velvet Elvis. Q: Do you ever think about what your life would be like if you had gotten away with the money? FBI agents arrived first, which marked the beginning of the end. Congratulations Dave - very well done. 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. Day in and day out, he drives an armored vehicle,. People did come up to me and asked me for my autograph. The couple was married for 22 years before her untimely death in 2012. If I hadnt of done that, Id probably still be in North Carolina and I would not have got to meet a lot of the interesting people that Ive got to meet. My name is David Scott Ghantt. Quizs imagin al protagonista. As a die-hard fan of personal development books, I have to say - Ghantt hits the nail on the head with each and every chapter. Michele Chambers' sentence was two months longer than that given to David Scott Ghantt, the Loomis employee who removed the money from the company vault on Oct. 4, 1997. Did you stay in touch with them? 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. Sixteen others who were indirectly involved were convicted and federal agents recovered most of the money. 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. David, now 30, says he's sorry he abandoned his wife--who he says still loves him--and his family. In real life: False. 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