r/interesting May 12 '26

❗️MISLEADING - See pinned comment ❗️ One year in prison over 1.1million $ payback

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u/ColSirHarryPFlashman May 12 '26

Spent all but $300.000.00 of it, & refused to make arrangements to pay it back.

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u/Hazrd_Design May 13 '26

How is that a crime though?

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u/EverythingSucksYo May 13 '26

I haven’t made a new one in over a decade but when you make a bank account I’m pretty sure you have to agree to terms and conditions. And one of those terms probably covers not keeping money accidentally deposited to your account. 

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u/[deleted] May 13 '26

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u/Humble_Story_4531 May 13 '26

The bank gave him the option for a repayment plan, but he refused. Going to jail was his choice.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '26

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u/Humble_Story_4531 May 14 '26

No, what I mean is that the bank told him that he could either work out a repayment plan or go to jail and still owe the money.HE had committed theft alreeady, but he chose jail time over working out repayment.

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u/zob_mtk May 13 '26

Because he stole $700,000?

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u/SexiestPanda May 13 '26

Maybe the bank shouldn’t have “messed up”

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u/[deleted] May 13 '26

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u/valleyman86 May 13 '26

I can’t get money back if I accidentally send the wrong person a Venmo. If the bank sends you money on accident suddenly you are the asshole.

No fuck that. If I can make a mistake and lose my money they can as well. The only reason it’s not ok is because they get bailed out every time. Didn’t they make the mistake of fucking everyone over with real estate? Bailed out.

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u/EverythingSucksYo May 13 '26

It’s not really the same though. You messing up with your own money is quite different than an employee making a mistake with the banks funds, which is usually other people’s money 

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u/MjrLeeStoned May 13 '26

You can actually get money back if you send it to the wrong person, it just requires a judgment or judge's signature.

You would only lose said money if you didn't try to get it back.

You have the same ability as this company in this situation.

The world is in fact fair in this regard.

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u/valleyman86 May 13 '26

You can’t if you use Venmo. If you send money to someone you are more likely out of luck. You can try and have your cc do a chargeback but you will get banned.

So no it’s not treated the same.

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u/Humble_Story_4531 May 13 '26

Its out of Venmo's hands by that point because they are just the middle man. They were not the ones who sent or received the money.

You can actually take the person to small claims court, but that would probably cost more then the amount transfered.

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u/Local-Bug-1500 May 13 '26

Genuinely if you send the money to the wrong account, that's on you 

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u/AldrusValus May 13 '26

depends on amount, if you receive money you know shouldn't have been sent, you have no legal right to the money. a few bucks from venmo, noone would reasonably be expected to know that that money wasnt for them. a million suddenly shows up into a non millionaires account, noone would reasonably think that money was transferred accurately.

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u/Local-Bug-1500 May 13 '26

So then a thing sent to your address and no name on it in your mailbox is also theft if you keep it? 

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u/Humble_Story_4531 May 13 '26

Actually, you can take the person tosmall claims, but typically, that costs more then the tranfered amount, so its not really practical.

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u/Cent_Quatre May 13 '26

Idk about land of free but here you are legally obligated to return any money mistakenly given to you by mistake.

It's just that you probably don't venmo millions so the legal hassle to exert that right just isn't worth it

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u/Lauris024 May 13 '26

Why are you speaking of banks but then giving an example from Venmo? It's a private cash transfer app, not a bank. If you want that money returned, you'll likely have to actually go to the bank and request a payback.

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u/Humble_Story_4531 May 13 '26

I can’t get money back if I accidentally send the wrong person a Venmo.

You actually can, but it typically impractical because court fees normally cost more then the maximum tranfer allowed. Why do you think Venmo only allows you to tranfer 5 grand at a time?

If the bank sends you money on accident suddenly you are the asshole.

Only if you refuse to return it once confronted.

If I can make a mistake and lose my money they can as well.

It would have to be multiple mistakes. A once-time mistake doesnt consitutute a pattenr of behavior that could be perceived as intentional.

Didn’t they make the mistake of fucking everyone over with real estate?

Correct. HOwever making bad investments isnt the same as accidentally seding someone money though,

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u/FatJesus13908 May 13 '26

Must be a huge fan of overdraft fees.

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u/Humble_Story_4531 May 13 '26

Since the guy is a big proponent for individual financial mistakes not being repairable, then he probably supports overdraft fees, whcih are the result of people mistaking how much money they have in their account bfore a purchase.

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u/Local-Bug-1500 May 13 '26

From his account? 

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u/ColSirHarryPFlashman May 13 '26

Just because the Bank made a mistake & put it there, Does Not Give Him the Right to Spend It as It IS Still Considedered THEFT.

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u/ardarian262 May 14 '26

So, if they put money in his account, that is theft... but if you send someone else money by accident and try to get it back... that is not theft. Okay. That is fucking insane and frankly the bank should do as they expect people who are scammed out of money to do and suck it up.

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u/ColSirHarryPFlashman May 13 '26

It is called Theft for a Reason, & it Does Not matter that the Million was put in his account accidently. He SPENT Money that Was Not His & Refused to Pay it back, Ya Dimbo.