Posted on 04/11/2021 4:04:35 PM PDT by simpson96
GRETNA, La. (AP) — A former sheriff’s dispatcher in a suburb of New Orleans has been arrested, accused of refusing to return more than $1.2 million that had been accidentally deposited into her brokerage account, authorities said.
Kelyn Spadoni, 33, was taken into custody Wednesday on charges of theft valued over $25,000, bank fraud and illegal transmission of monetary funds, nola.com and WVUE-TV reported. The reports said she was fired by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office after her arrest.
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Years ago, I deposited $8100 into my account and the bank accidentally deposited $81,000. I did not catch it until over 30 days later when withdrawing money at the ATM. I went in the bank and told them. From their actions, you would of thought I purposely robbed the bank. Never got a thank you but I did get over $100 in interest.
Sicilian: Africans that can swim.
“It would be interesting if she invested it and made 50,000, then gave it back when they asked.”
There is an urban legend of a man in New York City that secured a $10,000 loan with a $200,000 car as collateral. He returned less than 90 days latter and paid off the loan, plus the various loan origination charges and other fees, and small amount of interest. This amounted to a couple of hundred dollars. The bank manager asked him why he’d done this and he replied, “I went on vacation and needed, inexpensive, guarded, safe place to park the car.”
If $1.2m shows up in my account rather than $82.... The money and I aren’t going to be around 2 months later lol.
She got the money into another account, and bought a house. If it ever happens to me, I’m gonna transfer the money, withdraw it, and flee to Mexico. It took 2 months to arrest her... In two months, you can cross back into the US (illegally) as a brand new person (my first name will be “Diego,” just like in Spanish class). Buy a carwash or something (a la “Breaking Bad”), and spend the rest of your life laundering the money and living off your “undocumented migrant” benefits.
I bet this happens more often, but only the cases where they catch the criminal get any publicity.
It is not really her money and the honest thing would be to return the money. I take it that she is not much on honesty. Or personal hygiene, if the photo is to be believed.
LOL.
Bought some Top Ramen noodles for her hair weave.
For those that responded she rightfully kept the money, I have always believed do the right thing even when no one is watching.
She'd bought a new house for everyone in her extended family by the time she got caught. /rimshot
Back in the 90s my bank, over a period of at least 6 months, passed a number of counterfeit 20 dollar bills to me, and I except many others.
When I called them about it they of course wanted me to bring the bills in and eat the loss...no way.
After this happening over & over I figured that they were doing it on purpose so as not to eat the loss themselves. Nasty situation.
Hate to say it, but $1.2 million ain’t what it used to be. It’s certainly not gonna get you very far, for very long.
A hundred million? Even I might run with it...in cash.
She's a bonafide idiot or genius. I'm sure her lawyer will claim the poor gal had no clue the money was not hers with the stock market hitting new highs every day. I'm sure it was some idiot like her that created the need to have me sign a paper when refinancing my house that I understood I was getting a loan and I needed to repay it on a monthly basis.
Especially when no one is watching
You mean that Monopoly “Bank Error In Your Favor” isn’t true?
It wasn’t magic money. It came from someplace. If it was your account that it came from would you “honestly not blame her” for not returning the money?
Transfer the money...... Mexico here I come.......
Hmmmmm.......not surprised by the melanin content of her character........
Kind of like at the grocery store, if they have a big Ribeye steak priced (mistakenly) for $4.00, you get the steak at that price!
Hate to say it, but $1.2 million ain’t what it used to be.
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True. Just go look at residential home prices over the last 10-15 years.
I suspect there was no long foot chase involved!
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