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Pavle Stanimirovic (born May 10, 1972), a.k.a. Paul Montana, is a Serbian-American media personality, writer, and reformed criminal. The son of Vojislav Stanimirovic, Pavle retired from a life of crime and incarceration and became a Miami-based writer and media personality. He is a criminal authority, safe-cracker, jewel thief, and a former founding member of the YACS, who are closely tied today to the Pink Panthers in Europe.

Early life

Pavle Stanimirovic was born in New York on May 10, 1972. His parents were Serbian immigrants from Yugoslavia. Branka Teofilovic, his mother, was an artist, model, and art instructor. His father, Vojislav, worked in various professions (journalist, gem dealer, restaurant owner and several others) before drifting into crime after being faced with extortion by the Mafia.