Folly of the DaySouth Carolina Man Arrested for Trespassing, Owed $250 Bail. Paid the Judge With Three Counterfeit $100 Bills. Told Him to 'Keep the Change.'
He was in court for a $250 charge. He paid with counterfeit bills. He told the judge to keep the change. The bond is now $6,000. The flourish was the error.
Source: The Blaze
The WireHealthcare CEO Brett Blackman Convicted for Running a $1 Billion Medicare Fraud Scheme — He Built a Software Platform Specifically to Automate the Generation of Fake Prescriptions
He did not stumble into the fraud. He built a platform, licensed it to co-conspirators, and processed one billion dollars in false claims before the jury reached its verdict.
Source: CBS News
The WireBritain Published a List of Its 12 Most Wanted Fugitives in Spain on the Morning of May 15. One of Them, Simon Dutton, Was Arrested That Afternoon.
The campaign to find him was announced in the morning. He was found by the afternoon. The remaining eleven fugitives have been advised to update their schedules accordingly.
Source: The Local Spain
The WireBenidorm Bar Owners Built a Walkie-Talkie Warning Network With Code Names for Each Type of Police Officer. Police Seized 40 Walkie-Talkies and Made 80 Arrests.
They had a code for plain-clothes officers, a code for uniformed officers, and 40 walkie-talkies to transmit the difference. The system worked until the eighty arrests, at which point it stopped working.
Source: Olive Press Spain
The WireNew Zealand Teenagers Accidentally Donated Their Bag of Marijuana, NZ$2,200 Cash, and Police Radio Scanner to a Charity Shop. Then They Came Back to Get It.
The donation was an accident. The return visit was a decision. The police radio scanner in the car was a separate question they were also asked to answer.
Source: Washington Post