Whiskey Robber, Bachelor of Arts
For years we have followed the story of the Whiskey Robber with great interest. It was a reporter for this so-called journal who brought the story of Attila Ambrus, the Hungarian hockey goalie turned bank robber, to the attention of Sports Illustrated in 1999.
Now Pestiside, the must-read for anyone interested in events in Hungary (Hungarians included), informs that Mr. Ambrus has made good use of the past decade he has spent in the pokey by earning a degree in communications (by correspondence) from Hungary’s Dunaujvaros College.According to the Hungarian tabloid Blikk, Ambrus starts his days at 4 a.m. with his artwork and then his studies.
He was given a 17-year sentence in 1999 after robbing dozens of banks in Budapest.
Ambrus is the subject of a book by Julian Rubinstein, The Ballad of the Whiskey Robber, which may be turned into a movie starring Johnny Depp.
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