Everybody thinks being famous and being an actor is stupendous, and the money is fantastic, but they kind of live in afish bowl. David Scott Ghantt, 28, was arrested Sunday at Playa del Carmen, Mexico, near the island resort of Cozumel, FBI spokesman William Perry said. His accomplices included coworker Kelly Campbell, as well as friends Steve and Michelle Chambers. LRM: You were a movie consultant on this project. David Ghantt: I would be really philosophical about this. In the meantime, Ghantt's wife reported him missing and the CMPD had found his . For the New York State assemblyman, see. He then began loading $17 million in unmarked bills inside a company van before driving away. "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. According to court documents, federal agents began looking at the spending habits of Steven and Michelle Chambers after being tipped by a confidential informant about their "sudden wealth." Here's whatGhantt says now about the heist that madethe "Cramer Mountain Hillbillies" famous and changed him forever. 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. Some received probation for money laundering, many others did hard 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).. Service 11 a.m. Saturday . Loomis Fargo employees could not open the vault the next morning and called the police. 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. 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. Q: Your troubles were self-inflicted, but you seem happy. People did come up to me and asked me for my autograph. Some people screw up big like you, some people screw up small.". Heres what happened on Sunday nights episode. David Scott Ghantt: Vault Supervisor David Scott Ghantt was the vault supervisor at the regional branch of Loomis, Fargo & Co. in Charlotte, North Carolina. LRM: When you first heard the story he was there to get rid of you, what was your reaction? 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. We're always making new tools to help you discover, save, and share your favorite books. Jokes soon followed the news of how Chambers and his former wife spent their ill-gotten gain. Ghantt's spending in Mexico was extravagant at first. Eventually, federal agents found Ghantt, thanks to uncovering a plot for an assassin to hunt and kill him in Mexico. 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: At first, I had a pretty good party. At the time it was thesecond largest bank heistin U.S. history. Check your inbox for a confirmation email with instructions to finish signing up. Any truth to that? "Miscavige is a recluse now the same way Hubbard was at the end," said Mike Rinder, the former media spokesman . An additional tip reached the FBI when Michelle Chambers made a large deposit at a bank. Tell Me When Systemic Racism Ended? All were convicted. It was one of the first things they voted on. So he hatched a plan to rob his employers. David Ghantt discovers the true meaning of adventure far beyond his wildest dreams. 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. "Twenty-five years ago today. I really don't miss that guy. Q: You say your time in federal prison changed you. 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. LRM: True. 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. Then you have the huge velvet Elvis. "A former co-worker told me, "Everybody has screwed up. Anyways, David, I appreciate this conversation. 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. David Ghantt: I think its a great story. Spending years in prison, he said, gave him time to re-invent himself. 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. 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. David Ghantt talks to us about his part in the robbery of Loomis Fargo where he stole over 17 Million Dollars & the events that transpired soon after.Like u. Investigators considered Ghantt to be the prime suspect almost from the beginning. With egg prices on the rise, are more people buying chickens? 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. 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. A: When I first got in, I thought, "What in my life has led me to this?" They obviously werent trying to get it right they were putting together what they believe is a better story, said Diamant. The Chambers moved from a trailer into a mansion, which alerted the FBI to their newfound wealth. Get ready for less sleep in Charlotte. The Radical Senate: James Abourezk of South Dakota, America is Not a Racist Country: How Nikki Haley Became Israels Candidate for the White House, Three Reasons (Other Than Age) Why Joe Biden Should Not Run Again For President, The Global South Refuses Pressure to Side With the West on Russia, The 20th Anniversary of the Sociocide of Iraq by Bush/Cheney. Hes a great person. They took a lot of liberty with the story here and there. Thats my standard answer these days. Following romance reports in 2019, the Stranger Things actor and vocalist married in Las Vegas in September 2020. Twenty-one people were charged and convicted in the . 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. 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. He now has a wife, a construction job, and a child. The film stars Zach Galifianakis, Kristen Wiig, Owen Wilson, Kate McKinnon and Jason Sudeikis. "Wells Fargo and Loomis forming armored car company", Last edited on 21 February 2023, at 16:45, Learn how and when to remove this template message, painting of Elvis Presley on black velvet, "FindACase | United States of America v. Steven Eugene Chambers", "The Unperfect Crime | New Dominion Pictures", "Sunday Evening/Late Night September 9, 2001", "Loomis Fargo heist: Q&A with guy who stole $17 million", "MASTERMINDS - Movie Production NotesCinemaReview.com", Ghantt and other gang members arrested in March 1998, Steven Chambers released from prison; announces he is a "retired criminal", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=October_1997_Loomis_Fargo_robbery&oldid=1140756292, Overcoming the mindset that led to the part David Ghantt played in the Loomis robbery and how he started on a new path was the subject of the book, Within days of the robbery, the case was depicted on the television criminal reporting show, An expanded two-hour special episode of the crime documentary series. They bought a huge diamond and paid with cash for it. Just lounging around. No idea where it is I only ever had what I took with me and what was sent to me. I also explained to Owen [Wilson] on what it was like to be in Federal prison. Zach Galifianakas takes on the role of David Ghantt, a small town, backwoods security money truck driver who falls in love with Kristen Wiig's Kelly. $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. The company reported the theft Oct. 5. 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. 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.. You can listen now on Android, iPhone, Amazon, and other internet-connected devices. 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. Everything changes when he meets Kelly Campbell (Kristen Wiig), a new employee at his bank, Loomis Fargo. The scary one is stealing the money. Glad you like the movie. With a star-studded cast including Zach Galifianakis, Owen Wilson, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones and Jason Sudeikis and director Jared Hess, Masterminds was bound for comedic success. 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 "They were short staffed and I noticed a lot of. Chambers had no intention of following those rules, believing the FBI would never connect him to Ghantt. #CLXGaming#CLXRa#evokethegods 1 2 All David Ghantt ever really wanted was adventure, and he takes the audience along with him for an hour-and-a-half of side-splitting comedy in Masterminds. The name she gave the pup is apropos. 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. 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. So what exactly did you do for this production? 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. I know your compatriots would like to keep this low key. I Am A, where the mundane becomes fascinating and the outrageous suddenly seems normal. When they painted the cars, they were the wrong shake. LRM: You did serve time in Federal prison and it was a very well-known bank robbery. Guess what? 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. Congratulations Dave - very well done. I mean, thats pretty much why I did it. 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. I think Zachs a hell of an actor. 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