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It was their bank account. What law do police say the couple broke? Tiggeroshii Sep 2019 #1
"felony charges of theft and receiving stolen property". n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2019 #3
They didn't steal shit Mosby Sep 2019 #36
Nope. Drahthaardogs Sep 2019 #37
It's up to a jury to decide that. Mosby Sep 2019 #39
They stole the money. They had an obligation to point out the error to the bank. Blue_true Sep 2019 #45
I'd ask the bank for my money Mosby Sep 2019 #51
The couple had a ethical obligation to do what was right, Blue_true Sep 2019 #56
Half right FBaggins Sep 2019 #53
This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Sep 2019 #43
It's against the law to qazplm135 Sep 2019 #4
Who else lies, cheats and steals? GusBob Sep 2019 #6
to paraphrase jennifer aniston's character joanna from "office space", unblock Sep 2019 #8
heh... PoliticAverse Sep 2019 #10
Im just saying if they spent half that money on a good enough lawyer Tiggeroshii Sep 2019 #11
Screw the bank you go to jail. miyazaki Sep 2019 #15
$60,000 doesn't buy that kind of lawyering. unblock Sep 2019 #16
I can't stand prospective "clients" who think this way jberryhill Sep 2019 #27
It works that way if a person has enough money to spend. Blue_true Sep 2019 #46
This is not like any of that jberryhill Sep 2019 #50
Goldman Sach was sued for misrepresentation in a multi-billion dollar company sale. Blue_true Sep 2019 #55
+1,000 malaise Sep 2019 #24
Someone accidentally sent $500 to my email address and his bank refused to help him ecstatic Sep 2019 #2
I would contact the bank and fix the problem as soon as found out GusBob Sep 2019 #5
Very good point. Blue_true Sep 2019 #48
That was a very dumb move on their part. They knew the money wasn't theirs. Arkansas Granny Sep 2019 #7
oh boy... myohmy2 Sep 2019 #9
Moral of the story is don't take what isn't yours. nt Blue_true Sep 2019 #49
Been there; done that Backseat Driver Sep 2019 #12
Years ago I worked for a firm that had a VERY large contract with General Motors... A HERETIC I AM Sep 2019 #13
We were changing our front door lock some years ago and when the locksmith malaise Sep 2019 #25
Lock smithing can be a snake pit. Blue_true Sep 2019 #52
I learned my lesson too malaise Sep 2019 #54
Good rule to follow. When a person finds a good honest trade person, stay with that Blue_true Sep 2019 #57
There was a famous case recently where $10 million was deposited meadowlander Sep 2019 #14
You'd have to flee to a country with no extradition treaty. LisaL Sep 2019 #18
How many average people know treaty law? Blue_true Sep 2019 #58
If things are too good to be true, they usually are. LisaL Sep 2019 #17
I wonder how people would have handled this case from about 40 years ago? DFW Sep 2019 #19
Following the logic of some here at DU HAB911 Sep 2019 #20
Only Swiss banks are legally allowed to receive stolen goods and monies and charge for storage. n/t Cerridwen Sep 2019 #21
Good one! CrispyQ Sep 2019 #33
Back in my school days, they used to teach this situation as a lesson. Eugene Sep 2019 #22
This reminds me of the premiere episode of Family Guy Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2019 #23
Stupid people. MineralMan Sep 2019 #26
Stupid even if it weren't wrong to keep the money FBaggins Sep 2019 #44
I am wondering Newest Reality Sep 2019 #28
Good question. Maybe they should have used the "Monopoly" defense... PoliticAverse Sep 2019 #40
I had $4,200 wrongly deposited into my checking account. I called the bank right away. CrispyQ Sep 2019 #29
I once caught my bank double charging me, double posted a check to my account. Farmer-Rick Sep 2019 #30
They could find out the next day, and you'd be in big trouble. Croney Sep 2019 #32
There are some really short term CDs out there Farmer-Rick Sep 2019 #34
The winners here? The friends in need who received the $15,000. Croney Sep 2019 #31
Winners until such time someone sues them to recover any of it. n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2019 #42
You can't keep it. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2019 #35
12,000 TexasBlueDog Sep 2019 #38
It happened to me on a smaller scale in about 1975. The_jackalope Sep 2019 #41
"Gee, your honor, we thought the bank really, really liked us." lindysalsagal Sep 2019 #47
Something like this happened to me over forty years ago customerserviceguy Sep 2019 #59
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