Charges dismissed over $60K found by remodelers

[jeff of pa]

WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP) —
A judge said the four were working as under-the-table laborers, fixing up an unoccupied house, when they found the money hidden in a second-floor dormer. The newest bills dated to the 1980s.
The men were working for a contractor who had bought the home from a dead man's estate. The men didn't report their find and split the cash. The contractor learned of the money and reported them to police.
The judge says that because the money's owner can't be readily identified, the four can't have the intent to deprive the owner of the cash.

http://www.observer-reporter.com/article/20141230/NEWS01/141239957#.VKUfQckYFad

 

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[Diggin-N-Dumps]

First post in that story says it all

guy wants to pay then under the table to avoid payroll taxes, etc. then wants to get then arrested for theft over money that was NOT his in the first place...sounds like a greedy pr/ck

 

[Gold Maven]

they will be lucky if the niece of the deceased former resident doesn't come after them.