What was it like to have a movie based on your story? People did ask questions or they wanted to chat. It has a lot of things youll look for in a storya little romance, money, adventure and travel. 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 ;-). More than 2 million dollars is still missing to this day. Spending years in prison, he said, gave him time to re-invent himself. He has a regular life now, but 25 years ago, David Ghantt was the mastermind behind the 3rd largest bank robbery in U. LRM: Were you actually concerned that you were one of the most wanted man in the United States while you were in Mexico? She was born in Gaston County, a daughter of the late Scott and Sue Ghantt. 121 90 1,443 Show this thread David GhanttRetweeted C.A. "Twenty-five years ago today. 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. Congratulations Dave - very well done. I run the heavy equipment. All rights reserved. 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. He discovers that it's pretty boring stuff, and he often fantasizes about getting robbed. 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. David Ghantt : I had a hard time liftin' it up. Ghantt labeled himself as a jerk who was dissatisfied with his life before stealing the money. In November 1990, David married Margaret in San Diego, California. 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 company reported the theft the next day, saying one of its vans was missing. Being a quasi-famous bank robber and all? CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Kelly Campbell, the woman who helped plan the $17 million robbery of armored-car company Loomis, Fargo was sentenced yesterday to nearly six years in prison and ordered to pay back more than $4 million. Any truth to that? Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Chambers did hire McKinney to kill Ghantt, but initially McKinney was making personal cash deliveries to Ghantt in Mexico on behalf of Chambers. On Monday, he was returned to Charlotte, where he is charged with stealing a van stuffed with cash from the vault at Loomis, Fargo & Co. in Charlotte. All were convicted. I figured it had to be me. 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. The company reported the theft Oct. 5. She had previously been making frequent small deposits to avert suspicion. David Ghantt struck up a relationship with fellow Loomis Fargo employee Kelly Campbell, and they continued to maintain contact even after Campbell left the company. One of them went into a bank and asked, How much money can I deposit before you call the IRS? Its things like that. "He told me they were in the dirt business, so he didn't have to worry too much about me. Ghantt reported to Chambers that his supply of money was running low, but Chambers sent Ghantt just $8,000. David Ghantt: The number one question is usually, What made you do it?. Could you talk a little more about that? Both were involved in the second-largest cash heist in U.S. history, in which a group of people stole $17 million from the. Did you stay in touch with them? LRM: When you actually pulled off this heist, was there any comedic incidents at all that was actually true? The van used to move the money was later located a few miles from the warehouse. He then began loading $17 million in unmarked bills inside a company van before driving away. My face popped up. Thats the big thing. By comparison, Ghantt served seven years in prison and was fined $26,000. 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. Were you really hailed as a hero? Ghantt was in fact hiding out in Mexico using McKinneys I.D., which had been sold to Chambers months earlier. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS FROM MASTERMIND MOVIE. I'd probably be that infamous gringo living in Belize, kicked back on the beach, fishing and bored out of my mind. I mean, thats pretty much why I did it. Chambers had broached the possibility of a robbery to Campbell earlier in the summer. ', He explained the glorification and glamour often associated with bank heists and bank robberies in Hollywood films is far from reality. Hes scheduled to be sentenced in May. Well, it's 'based' on a true event, and there are accurate bits sprinkled throughout. David Harbour and Lily Allen are currently together. 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 he fled to Mexico without telling her. Heres How We Fix That. Tell us on what was actually real from that movie. Was Queen Charlotte Black? They bought a huge diamond and paid with cash for it. She was devastated, Diamant said. There are a bunch of bizarre things they bought. Ghantt was never in Chamberss presence until he actually handed off the money to him. LRM: If you had to relive that heist againwhat would you do differently? He is an uncomplicated man stuck in a monotonous life. How did it actually feel when the FBI took you in? You said that was the number two question. 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. David Ghantt: In my way of thinking, you are part of the story and people will talk about you regardless. I took a picture from back in those days to show them. She denied ever being romantically involved with Ghantt, although she ``expressed her love to him during their last intercepted conversation last Monday, according to the affidavit. Most of the money was in $20 bills, according to the FBI. $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. When they painted the cars, they were the wrong shake. [citation needed], The defendants were the targets of many barbed jokes in Charlotte and across the country, in part because of their extravagant spending. Authorities seized several vehicles and the contents of nine safe deposit boxes. In February 2009 the Associated Press reported that Chambers had chosen to describe himself as "changed". Ghantt was scheduled to work a shift at the armored car company Oct. 4. Hes a great person. (Source: People) People did come up to me and asked me for my autograph. 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Chambers even got breast implants and paid cash for a BMW sports car, the affidavit said. She is the diamond of my soul. [1], Steven Chambers finished serving his sentence in November 2006. They received sentences and probation ranging from several years to 11 years and three months in federal prison for Steve Chambers, who was also fined more than $3,500,000. He now has a wife, a construction job, and a child. Its baggeditup.net. Although the FBI investigation was able to quickly connect Ghantt to Campbell, connecting Ghantt to Chambers was a more difficult task. Sixteen others who were indirectly involved were convicted and federal agents recovered most of the money. "A former co-worker told me, "Everybody has screwed up. 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. 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]. 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. 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. Yes, Carrie Underwood adopted a dog in Charlotte. Until it's gone, you don't appreciate it. Good question , Oddly most employers are very understanding as long as you are honest with them up front . 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. ``Thats always something that sends up a red flag, she said. In real life: False. Authorities found Ghantts unlocked red pickup truck near the Loomis building. He then began loading $17 million in unmarked bills inside a company van before driving away. He pleaded guilty in January to charges of kidnapping, money laundering and interfering with interstate commerce. Wake Up CharlotteToGo is a daily news and weather podcast you can listen to so you can start your day with the team atWake Up Charlotte. Honestly, it got spent and no one noticed. We're always making new tools to help you discover, save, and share your favorite books. 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.". No. From there, the money was moved from the company vehicle to private vehicles. Campbell used part of her share of the money to buy a Toyota Sienna minivan in two cash installments. In August 1997, Campbell informed Ghantt of an old high school friend of hers, Steve Chambers, who could assist Ghantt in executing a massive cash robbery of the Loomis Fargo vault in one night. I enjoy talking to you. In real life: True. He was angry a lot. Q: Your troubles were self-inflicted, but you seem happy. A guard at an armored car company in the Southern U.S. organizes one of the biggest bank heists in American history. Like I said before, money does weird things to people. Send me book discovery news, tips, & tricks. Authorities say Steve. I loved it that she is part of my life now, because of all this. "They were short staffed and I noticed a lot of. I went in there to do a basic search. David Ghantt: That is the like the number two question that everyone asks me. The British spy group MI5 is interested in a safety deposit box in this highly fictionalized version of an actual London robbery. Ghantt plead guilty to his charges andserved six years in prison, along with21 other defendantswho received chargesrangingfrom money laundering to bank larceny. He made his own self miserable. LRM: When you first heard the story he was there to get rid of you, what was your reaction? FBI agents pulled stolen cash out of barrels they had stashed around their home. All are charged with aiding, abetting and counseling the commission of a bank larceny and being accessories after the fact and hindering Ghantts apprehension. Answer: The painful one is getting caught. ", 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. 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. What happened to the 2 mil that is still unaccounted for? LRM: Obviously, this is comedy and not a documentary. 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. Why would you want this story to be told and to enjoy this? 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 . Two New Featurettes For CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR Are HERE! No idea. You can reach Kevin Ellis at 704-869-1823 or www.Twitter.com/TheGazetteKevin. Masterminds is a 2016 American crime comedy film based on the October 1997 Loomis Fargo robbery in North Carolina. Growing Backlash to Montanas GOP-Controlled Legislature, Gee Its Nice Your State is Blue, the War on Abortions Still Coming for You. 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. He was insecure. Now, here we are, two years later. But even though he worked for a company that regularly moved millions of dollars, David Ghantt himself was underpaid. Chambers finished serving his prison sentence in November 2006 and told the Associated Press in 2009 he was "changed.". Q: You came to the North Carolina mountains during Hurricane Irma, but what do you miss about Gastonia? 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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. Ghantts wife also reported him missing the same day. Thats going to be your life for quite some time, typically. 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. On the non-philosophical side, it probably be much better off if I done everything by myself. LRM: You were a movie consultant on this project. . Wichita Eagle, Thursday, June 29, 1995 Bullock, David N., 63, retired Beech Aircraft Corp. sheet metal worker, died Tuesday, June 27, 1995. In real life: False. David Ghantt: Mostly, it concerned for Zach [Galifianakis] to have the right shirt and carrying the right pistol. 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. They also bought a BMW Z3 with cash and made several large purchases, including a $600 cigar store Indian. Then I realized I needed to be more conservative. All but one of the defendants pleaded guilty. I was also made myself available on set in case if someone wanted to talk to me. Ghantt added, I really enjoyed the movie. Chambers declines to comment on the events that made him notorious. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: The Beast Lays On The Charm In New TV Spot. What are Jandice and Kelly up to now? He now has a wife, a construction job, and a child. "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. Were just getting started on that. David Ghantt normally came home between 6 and 8 p.m., and often he was late, his wife said. 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. 'Not for lunch' Because surprise! The odds of you actually getting away with something these days is pretty damn slim. I would like to think, in my heart-to-heart, he wasnt going [to kill me]. Im like, You need to understand that, that money has been missing for 20 years. 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. That just added to the comedic element. So what exactly did you do for this production? A: When I first got in, I thought, "What in my life has led me to this?" David Ghantt: That was the first thing the FBI told me when they had arrested me. I was taken back. He is now a stepfather to her two daughters, Ethel, 10, and Marnie, 9. ``During the conversation Campbell. David and Kelly hit it off at a shooting . When they showed the mansion scene, the great big velvet Elvis painting was for real. Q: How do you tell prospective employers you once stole $17 million? 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. We talked about the fiction and fact from the movie. Spending years in prison, he said, gave him time to re-invent himself. Anyways, David, I appreciate this conversation. A former co-worker told me, "Everybody has screwed up. Money does weird things to people. I learned that I was an a--hole. I told them that this was the color regiment. 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. 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. A: I like the 47-year-old David Ghantt more than I did the 20-something David Ghantt. Everything changes when he meets Kelly Campbell (Kristen Wiig), a new employee at his bank, Loomis Fargo. Even after the tapes showing Ghantt stealing the. I gave him the short synopsis. Will California Save the Iconic Joshua Tree? FBI agents arrived first, which marked the beginning of the end. Cathy Biles, who handled the purchase of the Chambers house in Cramerton, told WSOC-TV in Charlotte that the cash deal aroused her suspicions. The plan was for Ghantt to commit the robbery and then quickly leave the country for Mexico but to leave the bulk of the cash with Chambers. 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. In October of 1997, I was a vault supervisor for armored truck company Loomis Fargo, when I made off with $17.3 million. Heres what happened on Sunday nights episode. Every time I meet this guy, it was always in a very public place. The couple was married for 22 years before her untimely death in 2012. David Ghantt: I would be really philosophical about this. If you know, you know. . New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Masterminds - Zach Galifianakis 'David Ghantt' [On-Set Interview]SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://goo.gl/SrrTlTSUBSCRIBE MOVIE TRAILERS: http://goo.gl/8WxGeDA night gu. LRM: [Laughter] As for yourself, besides diving, what did you really do in Mexico? His accomplices included coworker Kelly Campbell, as well as friends Steve and Michelle Chambers. (His wife tells him to change that word to "selfish."). LRM: Most people who commits the crime of the decadedont usually want their story to be told. Back then all I really wanted to do was just, I wanted to change my life. I did get to meet him. On Oct. 4, 1997, former Kings Mountain resident David Scott Ghantt finished his shift as a vault supervisor for Loomis Fargo in Charlotte. >.>. Mostly with Zach. A version of this story originally appeared on CharlotteObserver.com. Its comedy. 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 . Ghantt was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison. 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. In real life: Mostly true. Investigators considered Ghantt to be the prime suspect almost from the beginning. 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. The next day, Steve and Michelle Chambers, Kelly Campbell, and four others were arrested.[6]. 2023 www.gastongazette.com. With egg prices on the rise, are more people buying chickens? Ghantt got arrested by the Mexican police at Playa del Carmen on March 1, 1988. Additionally, we also discussed about his life in Mexico, the discoveries, and his life today after all this fame. 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. I realized a lot of things that were wrong with me as a person. 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. When it comes to crime news, few events have had the longevity or the notoriety of the Loomis Fargo heist, which occurred 25 years ago on Oct. 4, 1997. C hristopher David Ghantt Phone Numbers (704) 678-8911. 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