Ronnie Leibovitz (Hebrew: רוני ליבוביץ) is a convicted Israeli bank robber, nicknamed Ofnobank (a blend word of the words "motorcycle" and "bank" in Hebrew),[1] due to his reported theft methods.
In the late 1970s, he joined the family business, which operated in Israel and the United States, and had homes in Herzliya Pituah and Manhattan.
He would wait until police removed roadblocks set up in the vicinity, retrieve his helmet and windbreaker, and go home with the money tucked in his shirt.
Although he would threaten the teller with a pistol, he never harmed anyone during his robberies, and would only fire a single shot into the air.
[5] On October 7, 1990, Leibowitz committed his last robbery at the Bank Hapoalim branch in Ramat Gan.
That same month, he was arrested near his parents' home outside a bank which he claims he wasn't even planning to rob.
[4] When questioned, Leibowitz admitted to all his bank robberies and cooperated fully with police investigators.
Following his release, he married Yasmin Merhav, whom he had met during a prison furlough, and came to run his own logistics business.