Four home remodelers no longer face criminal charges for spending $60,000 they had found hidden inside a home in western Pennsylvania…The theft and related charges were dismissed in December 2014 by a Washington County judge in what has become known as the "finders, keepers" case…
The four men had been 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 didn't report the find and split the cash equally. The man they had been working for learned of the discovery and reported them to the police.
The judge ruled that because the money's owner couldn't be identified, the four workers didn't have criminal intent to steal the cash.
"Charges Dismissed Against Crew That Found $60,000," Associated Press, January 2, 2015
The four men had been 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 didn't report the find and split the cash equally. The man they had been working for learned of the discovery and reported them to the police.
The judge ruled that because the money's owner couldn't be identified, the four workers didn't have criminal intent to steal the cash.
"Charges Dismissed Against Crew That Found $60,000," Associated Press, January 2, 2015
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