Story of the youngest bank robber Stefan Cholakov
He was named the youngest bank robber by Time magazine. He entered this ranking in 1997. How do you rob a bank without entering it, what makes you surrender later and return the money and why did they attack a bank branch in Dupnitsa? The story of the youngest bank robber Stefan Cholakov to Tanya Ivanova.
On May 30, 1997, BGN 181 million disappeared from a bank vault in Sofia. Amount before the denomination, which as in kilogram dimension is almost one ton. The money was taken without a weapon, without entering the bank and without the participants in the robbery knowing that they were committing a robbery. The initiator is Stefan Cholakov. At that time he was only 20 years old.
“Determining the day for the withdrawal of money from the bank was thought about a month and a half earlier. As preparation for this robbery was 6-7 months. I had chosen May 30th. Friday. At that time, the bank, which I actually damaged, gave pensions to people in Bulgaria. The BNB also transferred all the necessary amounts to her on May 30. There was money in the headquarters as well. That was one of the conditions. The other condition – to be Friday, because on Saturdays and Sundays banks do not work, and the reaction time is slower. And it was the beginning of summer.
The man who tried to rob a bank in Varna was drunk
Stefan starts his day like everyone else – he gets up early for work, buys a newspaper, drinks his coffee, and then starts with his homework.
“The interesting thing is that I actually watched the whole draining of the bank from one bench, which is on the other side. I was sitting and talking on the phone. I talked on the phone with the girl I lived with all the time. And with which I made plans for future life – to get married, to have children, family, etc. No one but me knew what was going on. Including the participants in this machination. They didn’t know what they were doing. Each of them had a specific role. But he did not know what resulted from the actions he had taken. The only person who knew what was happening was me, “said Stefan.
How exactly Stefan managed to commit a robbery – watch the video.
