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2022-02-07 -Lurid Crime Tales-

The Secret Service says a Home Depot employee admitted to swapping $387,500 in cash with pretend $100 bills marked 'PLAYMONEY' that he bought off Amazon

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Posted by Besoeker 2022-02-07 14:55|| || Front Page|| [22 views ] Top

#1 Nothing was said until Adrian stopped bring in doughnuts.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-02-07 15:18|| 2022-02-07 15:18|| Front Page Top

#2 PLAYMONEY

Fed Chairman Powell expressed interest yesterday in interviewing Adrian, a key proponent of "Modern Moneyary Theory," for an open position at the Dallas Fed.

Posted by Merrick Ferret 2022-02-07 15:33|| 2022-02-07 15:33|| Front Page Top

#3 a position with an average hourly wage of $14

So, sort of like paying Congresscritters a couple hundred thousand a year to run a multi-trillion dollar economy? What could go wrong? Right, Nancy?

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-02-07 15:39|| 2022-02-07 15:39|| Front Page Top

#4 What's he being charged with? Starting his own branch Federal Reserve Bank?

Posted by jpal 2022-02-07 15:50|| 2022-02-07 15:50|| Front Page Top

#5 Yeah - no swapping our real legal tender with something which is actually worth something!

Posted by CrazyFool 2022-02-07 16:30|| 2022-02-07 16:30|| Front Page Top

#6 Why did it take them 3 1/2 years to catch him?

Posted by Chris 2022-02-07 17:12|| 2022-02-07 17:12|| Front Page Top

#7 noticed an unusually high number of fake bills

What would be the usual number of fake bills?

Asking for a friend.

Posted by Bobby 2022-02-07 17:22|| 2022-02-07 17:22|| Front Page Top

#8 none

Posted by Chris 2022-02-07 20:19|| 2022-02-07 20:19|| Front Page Top

#9 Why did it take them 3 1/2 years to catch him?

"We was working the case. First thing you learn in a union shop is "Don't kill the job. We call it laying the groundwork for prosecution."

The usual number of fake bills - if one knew what that was, and didn't get too greedy, you could have a little side hustle and never show up on the radar.

Posted by SteveS 2022-02-07 21:12|| 2022-02-07 21:12|| Front Page Top

#10 ^ kid'll learn the ropes, in the Big House.
Rookie mistake.

Posted by Merrick Ferret 2022-02-07 22:04|| 2022-02-07 22:04|| Front Page Top

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