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if he knew the cash was there while he was doing electrical work that day? he would've taken it then, especially if you subscribe to the "drug crazed ex-con" theory. as far as inside info to ricci not confessing to this "burglary", ricci pleaded "not guilty" to this charge in court.

I know he pleaded not guilty. But before doing so, he confessed.

Lots of people confess, then enter a plea of not guilty. That plea, early on, is more of a procedural move. Often the person foolishly talks to police, falling for their line that "if we can just clear up some things, everything will be fine." (Ricci shd have known better, he'd been in police custody so many times--but they never seem to learn.)
Then the person gets a lawyer. The lawyer looks at the circumstances under which the confession was given, and says he'll at least try to have it not admitted as evidence. The person's hopes are raised: w/o the confession, maybe they won't have enough evidence to convict him. So he pleads not guilty, which is the same as saying to the authorities, "put your money where your mouth is, I want a trial."

Who says he'd have taken the cash then?

He wasn't that stupid.

Are you saying that an addict who wants quick money can't get his stuff together to, for example, plan and pull a robbery? B/C I know for a fact that they can.