Posted on 08/03/2005 6:22:34 PM PDT by wagglebee
BERLIN (Reuters) - A court in Germany convicted a man for fraud after he racked up huge phone bills phoning a sex hotline from work and split the proceeds with a woman working at the service, authorities said Wednesday.
"He wasn't calling for the stimulation," said a spokesman for the court in the western city of Duesseldorf.
The court handed the 38-year-old an eight-month suspended jail sentence for the ruse which he cooked up with the hotline worker while working for a local medical insurer.
German media said the man had made more than 160 calls within half a year, at a cost to his company of almost 16,000 euros ($19,700).
Ping!
At least have the courtesy to post the phone #. ;o)
You mean you don't know any?! :)
I remember an old comedy skit -- Smothers Brothers? -- where a guy is in court and convicted of being a Obscene Phone Caller and uses his "one Phone Call" to make another obscene phone call.
Prtty funny, in its day.
He stole $20,000 from his company and got an eight-month suspended sentence? Boy, those German courts are tough. I guess the going rate is one month (suspended) for every $2500. That'll surely provide a disincentive for others who are contemplating cheating their employer.
Nope. I rely on living vicariously thru your adventures! ;O)
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