Kevin Pinto

Kevin John Pinto (1971 in Bahrein[1]) 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.[2]

Beginning in 2002, Pinto robbed 10 banks throughout Ontario;[3] in October 2008, he surrendered to police.[4] He subsequently pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to six years in prison.[5]

Pinto, who had been a vice-president at an investment firm who committed his robberies during his lunch hour,[6] 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.[7]

In 2012, Pinto was granted day parole.[8]

References
  1. '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
  2. Exchange bandit given 6 years at The Toronto Sun, by Sam Pazzano, November 24, 2009, retrieved January 10, 2011
  3. 'Exchange bandit' sentenced to six years at The Toronto Star, by John Goddard, November 23, 2009, retrieved January 10, 2011
  4. The strange case of Paradigm's Pinto at The Globe and Mail, by A. Willis, October 5, 2008 retrieved January 10, 2011
  5. Court sentences 'Exchange Bandit' to 6 years at CTV Television Network, November 23, 2009, retrieved January 10, 2011
  6. Exchange Bandit led a double life at Mississauga.com (Torstar), September 17, 2009, retrieved January 11, 2011
  7. 'Exchange bandit' battles gambling demons at CBC.ca, January 9, 2011, retrieved November 16, 2013
  8. 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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