He now has a wife, a construction job, and a child. 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]. 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. Its the small things like that. Galifianakis will play the armored car driver, David, who evades authorities, will be searching for his co-conspirators who betrayed him, Kelly (Kristen Wiig) and Steve (Owen Wilson). An additional tip reached the FBI when Michelle Chambers made a large deposit at a bank. 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. Q: Do you ever think about what your life would be like if you had gotten away with the money? Ghantt was scheduled to work a shift at the armored car company Oct. 4. 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). He just never had the opportunity. Q: Do you appreciate your normal life now more than you would if you hadn't spent years in prison? One day, he went to check on it and the lock had been cut. Because surprise! HOW TO ROB A BANK / S1 EP7. I really shouldnt change anything. Glad you like the movie. I Am A, where the mundane becomes fascinating and the outrageous suddenly seems normal. (The conversation was depicted as 100 percent private on screen). We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. She is the diamond of my soul. The only glimmer of excitement is his flirtatious work crush Kelly Campbell who soon lures him into the scheme of a lifetime. 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. Chambers did more than 11 years. In real life: False. In Kukulcan Plaza in Cancun, Mexico, they had a small Internet caf. They also bought a BMW Z3 with cash and made several large purchases, including a $600 cigar store Indian. 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. It's the little things like that that gnaw on you. He is an uncomplicated man stuck in a monotonous life. No idea where it is I only ever had what I took with me and what was sent to me. A former co-worker told me, "Everybody has screwed up. David Ghantt: There are quite a few small facts and tidbits. Ms. Campbell worked at Loomis for 11 months, leaving in November 1996, according to court papers. He discovers that it's pretty boring stuff, and he often fantasizes about getting robbed. Authorities said a Loomis employee pulled a gun on two co-workers. The scary one is stealing the money. In 1997, Loomis Fargo employee David Ghantt robbed the armored car company of $17 million. A: When you're locked up, you live in an 8-by-10 box and you share that with two other people. 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. She was a graduate of Ashley High School and attended Gaston Co I had more than 700 message requests. He and his wife, Michelle, moved from their mobile home in Lincoln County to a luxury house in the wealthy Cramer Mountain section of Cramerton. No idea. Yes! I felt relieved, I knew that things were getting ready to come to an end and getting caught was a stress reliever even if I knew I was going to jail. LRM: Did you like the portrayal of yourself in the movie? She had previously been making frequent small deposits to avert suspicion. Themansion party is real. I run the heavy equipment. They asked me how I felt about it and I said, Its my story, but its your movie so have at me. Ghantt, in order to conserve this money, curtailed his spending. 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. Hes a great person. I learned that I was an a--hole. David Ghantt commits the second largest bank heist in US history. Masterminds - Zach Galifianakis 'David Ghantt' [On-Set Interview]SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://goo.gl/SrrTlTSUBSCRIBE MOVIE TRAILERS: http://goo.gl/8WxGeDA night gu. LRM: Obviously, this is comedy and not a documentary. Two New Featurettes For CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR Are HERE! The Chambers moved from a trailer into a mansion, which alerted the FBI to their newfound wealth. LRM: You were a movie consultant on this project. You did something else instead. How did it actually feel when the FBI took you in? Ghantt labeled himself as a jerk who was dissatisfied with his life before stealing the money. Six were accused of plotting the heist and helping Ghantt flee: Steve and Michelle Chambers; Kelly Jane Campbell; Michael L. McKinney; Thomas Nathan Grant; and Eric Haley Payne. Chambers and his wife decorated their new home with a "Velvet Elvis" painting, which came to represent the crime. "I've learned that I'm a fortunate . 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. Chambers had broached the possibility of a robbery to Campbell earlier in the summer. In real life: False. Heres what happened on Sunday nights episode. I'd probably be that infamous gringo living in Belize, kicked back on the beach, fishing and bored out of my mind. Everything changes when he meets Kelly Campbell (Kristen Wiig), a new employee at his bank, Loomis Fargo. In November 1990, David married Margaret in San Diego, California. Ghantt was charged in connection with the . Its gone! He now has a wife, a construction job, and a child. People did ask questions or they wanted to chat. 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. In the end, it is a good story. Ghantt was in fact hiding out in Mexico using McKinneys I.D., which had been sold to Chambers months earlier. So he hatched a plan to rob his employers. The FBI investigation was aided by the gang's extravagant spending. "Twenty-five years ago today. 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. Did you stay in touch with them? David Ghantt (@DavidGhantt) is a man that still holds the record for the second largest bank heist on American Soil. I gave him the short synopsis. 44:33. Here's whatGhantt says now about the heist that madethe "Cramer Mountain Hillbillies" famous and changed him forever. You know as well as I doits Hollywood. From Oct. 6 through Feb. 20, the couple made 47 deposits totaling $271,500 at a Belmont bank, and at. Soooooo will anyfuckingbody say what the movie is called? by Jeff Diamant (left) and Steven Chambers (left) and David Scott Ghantt leave federal court. David Ghantt discovers the true meaning of adventure far beyond his wildest dreams. David and Kelly hit it off at a shooting . How Bridgerton restarted buzz about her ancestry. He was released in 2006. Ghantts wife also reported him missing the same day. All were convicted. The movie is hilarious. Its baggeditup.net. What was it like to have a movie based on your story? 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. The only person not to plead guilty in the case, former Gastonia attorney Jeff Guller, ended up doing eight years for money laundering. GASTONIA - Nancy Carolyn Ghantt, 71, died September 6, 2018. The next day, Steve and Michelle Chambers, Kelly Campbell, and four others were arrested.[6]. LRM: Do you enjoy the publicity for yourself? 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. Thats going to be your life for quite some time, typically. 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 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. 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. All but $186,000 in that theft was recovered from a North Carolina storage building. 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. Masterminds is a 2016 American crime comedy film based on the October 1997 Loomis Fargo robbery in North Carolina. Im assuming you dont have any more contacts with your co-conspirators. Ghantt added, I really enjoyed the movie. 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.. I was also made myself available on set in case if someone wanted to talk to me. David, now 30, says he's sorry he abandoned his wife--who he says still loves him--and his family. Q: You say your time in federal prison changed you. Heist! So what made you do it? Chambers declines to comment on the events that made him notorious. Mary E. 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