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Post by Noble Work on Jun 10, 2011 14:01:07 GMT -5
Chicago-area man returns bag with $17K in cash
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. – Robert Adams craved an ice-cold drink after finishing his shift on a sweltering workday, but not having enough money to buy the burrito he also wanted left him with two obvious choices: Stop at the ATM, or find a bag containing more than $17,000 in cash.
"I wanted to get a large horchata, which is almost like a rice or coconut milk," Adams told the Daily Herald (Arlington Heights) for a story published Wednesday. "I would have grabbed a chorizo burrito, too, but I didn't have enough money."
That changed Monday when the Chicago-area man stood at a Chase ATM in Rolling Meadows, looked down and discovered on the sidewalk near a newspaper box a clear plastic bag containing receipts, checks and $17,021 in cash — mostly $20 and $100 bills bound by a rubber band.
"I see this plastic bag. It's clear plastic and it's half full of money," Adams said. "I figure this is a joke. Somebody took some napkins and made it look like money. This has to be a setup. People are going to look at me and start laughing."
Adams said he never had the urge to keep any of the money.
"It's not my money. I shouldn't take it. I don't care if you put another zero on there, I wasn't raised to take money that isn't mine," said Adams, a 54-year-old single man who lives in Arlington Heights and credits his deceased parents for teaching him right from wrong. "If I saw you drop it, I'd say, `Excuse me, sir. I think you dropped something.'"
The word "Chase" was printed on the bag, so Adams carried it inside the nearby branch.
"I walk up to the teller and say, `I think you might have left this outside,'" said Adams, figuring an employee left it behind after restocking the ATM. But employees told him the machine is filled from inside and the money didn't belong to the bank.
Adams then called police, who along with bank officials later determined the money was meant for an ATM in Midlothian and had been under the care of Loomis, an armored truck company. Rolling Meadows police took the money to the station, where it was picked up by a Loomis official.
Loomis officials said they were investigating, but have not said whether Adams will get a reward.
"I really don't know what happens with this situation," Adams said.
Onesimo Santillan, owner of the Senor Taco restaurant where Adams originally was headed to indulge his cravings, said the actions of his longtime customer don't surprise him.
"He has been coming in for years, always orders the same thing, very nice guy," Santillan said. "It's hard to find people like that, honest people."
Rolling Meadows Police Chief Dave Scanlan said Adams did good: "We all said right away that this guy deserves something — credit for being an Honest Abe."
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Post by Noble Work on Jun 10, 2011 14:01:30 GMT -5
You FOUND it for a reason!!!
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Post by LejaOMG on Jun 10, 2011 14:09:18 GMT -5
Nah, once the bank said they didn't want it I'da put it on a rush card and tricked Sallie Mae ALL the way off. Ya'll want it back? Go ask her for it.
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Post by Julie Art on Jun 10, 2011 14:14:21 GMT -5
Nah, once the bank said they didn't want it I'da put it on a rush card and tricked Sallie Mae ALL the way off. Ya'll want it back? Go ask her for it. OK! After the bank said it wasn't there's, it would've been a wrap! |
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Post by Noble Work on Jun 10, 2011 14:16:41 GMT -5
Leja I'm a nice guy to, I'm a honest Abe BUT some things are a given. I'm like dude you were there, at that particular place and at that particular time AND only YOU found that money. ok You tried to return it, to the bank of all places, but even they said it wasn't their money. DUDE that's I sign. Go buy you 164894615,566664 burritos
Is it me?
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Post by Chal™ on Jun 10, 2011 14:29:37 GMT -5
nah, it's not you. like everyone else said, after the bank didn't claim it, it was a done deal.
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Post by ReignMan19 on Jun 10, 2011 14:42:38 GMT -5
there is nothing I don't love about every comment in this thread...
I'ma be real I would have had one of those talks with myself (like Sheneneh on Martin) before I went in the bank.
Reign: Is the right thing?
Reign: Negro we got bills.
Reign: But it isn't our money?
Reign: Its the ground's money, it can't use it.
Reign: We got to turn it into the bank.
Reign: We gon be broke all our life messing around with this conscience ish.
Reign: I'm going in
Reign: Fine. Negro go. I hope a bill collector call you right after you give it away!
*moments later*
Reign: The bank aint want it.
Reign: Word. Now Fool
Reign: I know! I know!
* Reign and Reign do the Racks on Racks on Racks dance*
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Post by LejaOMG on Jun 10, 2011 14:50:34 GMT -5
^^ there it go.
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Post by Rare_Commodity on Jun 10, 2011 14:51:27 GMT -5
LOL @ Reign and Reign doing Racks on Racks on Racks!!!!
*sings*
Got Bands In The Pockets Of My Jeans, Need A Kickstand Way I Lean
When I first heard that song I didn't know what he was talking about!
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Post by LejaOMG on Jun 10, 2011 14:52:15 GMT -5
btw, iDied @ "I hope a bill collector call you right after you give it away"
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Post by Coach on Jun 10, 2011 15:14:41 GMT -5
Shieeet, the bank?? The bank wouldn't have been factored in the decision making.
Once again, nobody would've known I had found the bag. Only baby jesus...and i would've given him his 10% of the top.
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Post by Chal™ on Jun 10, 2011 15:21:16 GMT -5
i love Reign
feeling a bit of a tingle around the ticker for Coach, too
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Post by Julie Art on Jun 10, 2011 16:19:50 GMT -5
lol @ 10% to baby Jesus! That's real though.
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Post by BlackPrincess on Jun 10, 2011 16:29:28 GMT -5
It's for the publicity. If he kept it, he wouldn't be a topic of conversation! He may even get more than the 17k! He is a joker nonetheless..." I wasn't raise that way" nucca please...
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Post by T-Rex91 on Jun 13, 2011 7:48:19 GMT -5
I would have returned it. The fact that it contained checks and receipts in addition to the checks indicates that it was a business/church deposit. It had not made it into the ATM so the small business/church would have been a$$ out with no recourse if it were permanently lost. If this were a bank bag of money (insured), I'd agree with the rest of you but the loss of this deposit could have severely impacted the depositor.
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Post by Rare_Commodity on Jun 13, 2011 9:14:55 GMT -5
^ I was waiting for someone to say this as well. Karma is a beast.
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Post by Cambist on Jun 13, 2011 10:06:53 GMT -5
I would have returned it and the best thing about this is my kids would tell you that their dada would have returned it. Now they would also tell you that their momma would have probably NOT returned it. LOL!!
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Post by Julie Art on Jun 13, 2011 10:18:00 GMT -5
he tried to, to the bank. He had to take to the police to try and figure out who it belongs to, i.e. the slips in the bag held no indicators. Regardless, I'm almost positive who ever had initial posesion of the money is no longer employed with that company.
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Post by LejaOMG on Jun 13, 2011 10:30:30 GMT -5
I would have returned it and the best thing about this is my kids would tell you that their dada would have returned it. Now they would also tell you that their momma would have probably NOT returned it. LOL!! #balance |
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Post by Noble Work on Jun 13, 2011 14:34:53 GMT -5
I remember that episode of Good Times when JJ found what 30/35k I believe. Florida made him give it back.....James was pissed. Both had good points on their stance though. Florida says "The good Lord say it ain't right" and James said maybe the Good Lord gave us the money to get us out the place. James is my hero. LOL
This thread reminds me of that episode.
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Post by T-Rex91 on Jun 13, 2011 14:50:05 GMT -5
Reign: Its the ground's money, it can't use it. I heart Reign's sense of humor........... |
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Post by Noble Work on Sept 1, 2011 9:38:09 GMT -5
Man finds $150,000 in garden
As the old saw goes, money doesn't grow on trees. But sometimes it sprouts up in the garden. An unemployed man in northern Illinois was out working in his backyard when he came across some serious green: bags filled with $150,000 cash.
Wayne Sabaj was headed to pick some broccoli to go with his roast. The carpenter spotted duffel bags that looked like trash by the peppers -- but they turned out to be a cash crop: stacks of $20 bills that added up to about $150,000. The 49-year-old, who is living with his dad, did not exactly jump for joy.
The out-of-work carpenter told ABC7, "I could really use this money." But with this money comes trouble. He explained, "With my luck, it would be bank robbery and I'd get caught and say I'd robbed a bank."
So the honest man with money troubles alerted the police to his amazing backyard treasure.
For now, police haven't a clue to where the cash came from: There are no reported burglaries in the area, and no banks have been robbed.
Then there was the concern that whoever left the money behind would be back, and that's a problem the Sabaj men would rather have solved by the police.
If nobody comes forward to legitimately claim the cash, there may be a happy ending for the man tending his garden: Police will help figure out if Sabaj can keep the money. The carpenter has retained an attorney just in case. (laughable at best)
For now, the cash is in custody with the country sheriff, who left behind a card on the lawn where Sabaj found the bags, bearing the simple message, Please call
Some Cop's kid college will be paid for.....lolol
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Post by Noble Work on Sept 1, 2011 9:40:06 GMT -5
Earlier this month at a charity hockey event in Faribault, Minn., 11-year-old Nate Smith made an 89-foot shot from center ice to win $50,000.
The problem was that Nate's twin brother, Nick, was the one who purchased the winning raffle ticket. When the time came to attempt the shot, Nick was outside of the arena unaware he had won, so in stepped Nate to score the miraculous goal.
After the boys' father, Pat, came forward the next day and admitted to event organizers about the twins' switch, Odds on Promotions, the company that insured the event, held up awarding the prize money.
On Wednesday, the company decided against giving Nate the $50,000 and instead announced it will donate $20,000 to Minnesota youth hockey in the boys' names. The exact reasoning for not awarding the money wasn't released, but more than likely it was written into the policy that the winner of the $50,000 had to be the person who purchased the ticket.
Pat Smith told the Associated Press that while the boys are disappointed about losing out on the money -- which they had said they'd put towards college -- they're happy that youth hockey in Minnesota will benefit.
YOU COULD OF GOTTEN AWAY WITH IT.....IS ALL I'M SAYING.
TWINS?
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Post by DJ Firecracker on Sept 1, 2011 10:22:51 GMT -5
Once you're put in those situations, sometimes your conscious wont allow you to do what is morally wrong. When I was 22, Wells Fargo accidentally deposited $22M in my 401K and it collected interested for a couple months without me knowing it. I had always tossed the statements without looking at it, but one day I figured I'd just look at it and I was FLOORED!!! They didn't see any errors in their system initially, but a month later they debited the money and it put in the account it belonged to. Glad I didn't get jiggy with it and spend it all!!!!! I'm glad I notified them of the error, I'd hate to owe that on a mistake.
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Post by Noble Work on Sept 1, 2011 11:14:36 GMT -5
I understand that DJ......but I'm talking about free money, non traceable, the feds nor the po po don't know how it got in your back yard....lolol (the backyard)
The very least what I would do is call and report that I found 10 15 maybe 20k....but the whole 150k, and I'm outta work? SHHHHIIIIIIITTTTTTT!
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Post by LejaOMG on Sept 1, 2011 11:30:54 GMT -5
Once you're put in those situations, sometimes your conscious wont allow you to do what is morally wrong. When I was 22, Wells Fargo accidentally deposited $22M in my 401K and it collected interested for a couple months without me knowing it. I had always tossed the statements without looking at it, but one day I figured I'd just look at it and I was FLOORED!!! They didn't see any errors in their system initially, but a month later they debited the money and it put in the account it belonged to. Glad I didn't get jiggy with it and spend it all!!!!! I'm glad I notified them of the error, I'd hate to owe that on a mistake. I dig that. But CASH? Nah, pimp. Somethin gotta give. |
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Post by Kyng of JDs on Sept 1, 2011 11:31:27 GMT -5
For all y'all who would keep it, watch the movie CA$H...
Now imagine the NOT-Happy ending...
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Post by LejaOMG on Sept 1, 2011 11:32:53 GMT -5
whatever Ninja. YOU gonna represent me, so its whatever. You still want me handing your attorney's fee over to the popo?
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Post by Kyng of JDs on Sept 1, 2011 11:35:13 GMT -5
ill gotten gains never prosper...
I learned that lesson the hard way. So no. Give my fees to the po-po.
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Post by Chal™ on Sept 1, 2011 11:36:44 GMT -5
i don't think that Kyng realizes that you and he will be getting the calls whenever any of us gets into any trouble
(i know, i know, you don't do criminal cases lol)
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