Seven Charged In $17M Heist - CBS News People dont seem to understand human nature. The defendants received sentences ranging from probation for several relatives to over 11 years in federal prison for Steve Chambers. They tried to break the van's bulletproof windows. The FBI began to question past and current employees of Loomis Fargo. He realized that if they met the minimum monthly payments, the bill would take 30 years to pay. Steve and Michelle Chambers moved from a mobile home into the $635,000 house. He learned to parachute. And once he started, he didn't stop with one cartful. CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS FROM MASTERMIND MOVIE But it was Ghantt, now 47 and living with his wife and daughter in Jacksonville, Florida, who actually took more than 2,000 pounds of cash and just drove away from his job. OWLS director fired in wake of new board taking over, New rules will require flood history disclosure in real estate, North Carolina recreational spring flounder season canceled for 2023, Supreme Court seems ready to sink student loan forgiveness, Beach commission gets update on search for new sources of sand for beach nourishment. Together with his wife, Chambers bought a new luxury home (upgrading from his mobile home), a BMW Z3, and some extravagant furnishings. Fed up, exhausted, and seeing a way out, Ghantt agreed. and "I love money!" BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: The Beast Lays On The Charm In New TV Spot. By now, you probably know the names -- David Ghantt, Steve Chambers and his wife Michelle, and Kelly Campbell. Its all being part as a comedy and its Hollywood. The details of the heist itself, coupled with the missteps the crew made after stealing the money, attracted the attention of writers and movie producers. Then another. Thirteen friends and family members were also charged with money laundering, as they had helped Ghantt, Chambers, Campbell, and the others deposit money illegally. Please enter valid email address to continue. Library Journal "highly entertaining." Most Facebook users can now claim settlement money. Collections. The supervisor liked him and gave him the job. What made her abandon an ordinary existence to commit this spectacular, doomed crime? Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real news you can count on. David Ghantt: Mostly, it concerned for Zach [Galifianakis] to have the right shirt and carrying the right pistol. LRM: [Laughter] Now the movie portrayed that they sent someone to kill you in Mexico. Kelly says she underestimated the value of her life before the heist. Ghantt added, I really enjoyed the movie. This website is using Google Analytics. I stole $17 million, and Zach [Chuckles]. At 6 that morning, FBI supervisor Rick Shaffer led 12 agents and several Gaston County police officers up a winding road on Cramer Mountain to Steve's home. Now he offered to pay him to carry cash to David--Steve said he was a friend hiding out after a bad drug deal, McKinney recalled. I always felt I was destined for a life of adventure. "He was in tears. The judge said he would recommend that Michele Chambers be given mental health treatment in prison. On the evening of October 4, 1997, one man loaded $17.3 million in cash from the vaults of Loomis, Fargo & Co. into the back of a van. In the first couple of weeks, they had heard both Steve and Shelley bragging about their new-found fortune, and spending remarkable amounts of money. Kelly was lying. } He was also married. The jokes between Ghantt and Campbell about their disgruntlement with their jobs took on a more serious note when Campbell introduced Ghantt to an old high school classmate of hers named Steve Chambers. Theres no way to get it back, Butcher told The Charlotte Observer. Loomis, Fargo offered a $500,000 reward after the theft. Custom Content. "I was thinking, 'They aren't paying me enough,' " McKinney recalled.
