Kevin John Pinto (1971 in Bahrain'Exchange Bandit' suspect a $100,000-a-year executive at The National Post, by Melissa Leong and Natalie Alcoba, October 7, 2008, retrieved January 10, 2011) is a Canadian bank robber and former financier, also known as the Exchange Bandit for his habit of engaging bank tellers in conversation about exchange rates.Exchange bandit given 6 years at The Toronto Sun, by Sam Pazzano, November 24, 2009, retrieved January 10, 2011
Beginning in 2002, Pinto robbed 10 banks throughout Ontario;'Exchange bandit' sentenced to six years at The Toronto Star, by John Goddard, November 23, 2009, retrieved January 10, 2011 in October 2008, he surrendered to police.The strange case of Paradigm's Pinto at The Globe and Mail, by A. Willis, October 5, 2008 retrieved January 10, 2011 He subsequently pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to six years in prison.Court sentences 'Exchange Bandit' to 6 years at CTV Television Network, November 23, 2009, retrieved January 10, 2011
Pinto, who had been a vice-president at an investment firm who committed his robberies during his lunch hour,Exchange Bandit led a double life at Mississauga.com (Torstar), September 17, 2009, retrieved January 11, 2011 was a compulsive gambler who turned to crime in an attempt to pay his accumulated gambling debts, which far outweighed the total amount he stole.'Exchange bandit' battles gambling demons at CBC.ca, January 9, 2011, retrieved November 16, 2013
In 2012, Pinto was granted day parole. Former Exchange Bandit looks to help others, by Steven D'Souza, at CBC.ca; published January 23, 2012; retrieved November 16, 2013
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