https://freerepublic.com/tag/proceedsofcrime/ en-us Wed, 26 Jan 2005 20:26:58 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1329153/posts PUBLICATION: National Post DATE: 2005.01.26 BYLINE: David Rennie SOURCE: The Daily Telegraph DATELINE: BRUSSELS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- Judge allows robber to deduct gun ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- BRUSSELS - A Dutch court has allowed a bank robber to claim the $3,200 cost of the pistol used in the hold-up as a legitimate business expense. The 46-year-old bank robber was permitted to set the cost of the gun against his gross proceeds of $10,575, gained during his raid on a bank in the southern town of Chaam. The judge at Breda criminal court duly reduced his fine by the same amount, in addition to... National Post (subscription required) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1329153/posts#comment Wed, 26 Jan 2005 20:26:58 GMT