Former Co-Worker of Mine Arrested for Bank Robberies

A dude who used to be our Sunday editor was picked up for allegedly robbing two banks (it's pretty obvious he's guilty. He was tailed home by a customer after the second robbery and subsequently arrested a little later).

Funny thing is the two banks he jacked are less than a half mile from his house AND our office.

So it got me thinking. I'll bet a lot of you have some interesting stories about people you've worked with who have committed felonies or general nefarious acts.

Let's hear 'em.

 

Better yet, we could hear them.

 

I once killed a man to watch him die.

 

Corrected.

 

So, umm, is this a D_B from the last thread we had about an SJ bank robbery? Just checkin'.

http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/threads/45750/

 

Maybe there's a whole new crook, editor element we're only beginning to uncover.

 

And is Delia still gone?

 

In terms of criminal activity, bank robberies are pretty high risk/low reward - the average haul is typically around $3,000 max from a "note pass." The good news is, when you get caught you go to a federal facility, which in most cases are nicer than state pens with a better class of criminal.
Some of the stuff done with identity theft though is pretty inspired.
Maybe I should have posted this on the "getting out of the business" thread.

 

One of my very good friends, who use to work for me as a part-timer, and did my taxes (hopefully the IRS doesn't come calling) got nailed for illegal acts and had a warrant for his arrest.

He eventually went on the lam and then was caught out of state, extradited and sent to a federal prison for cheating folks out of money.

He's a nice guy (though, the journalist in me says, "Everyone says the person is a nice guy, he must be a complete fuckup" but really he is a nice guy and I'd have a beer with him in the future.) Anywhoo, he's somewhere in the federal prison system, though I can't figure out where. I wish I could figure it out, because I was going to send him a letter.

Wait. What? You wanted to hear my grave-digging or toothpaste stories instead?

Sorry. This one wasn't as fun.

 

I definitely want to hear that toothpaste story again. It was funny reading the thread, and seeing it go almost 2 pages before somebody finally said Whoa, WTF?

 

i can't believe i missed the toothpaste thread.

 

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