
If you found a wallet on the street that contained $177,250, would you turn the presumably enormous billfold in? A situation similar to that scenario actually happened to a Pennsylvania couple, who allegedly decided to play finders-keepers.
Fifty-year-old Randy Pratt and 36-year-old Melissa Pratt didn't call the bank when a glitch accidentally put an extra $177,250 in their account. Instead they withdrew the money, quit their jobs and moved to Florida, where they were in the process of buying a home when the mistake was discovered.
The error happened when a deposit for $1,772.50 mistakenly had a couple of extra zeros tacked on during bank processing. Melissa Pratt claims she was unaware of the glitch -- saying that her husband, a roofer, often got large checks. The two have been charged with theft and are being held on $100,000 bail.
We don't have the Pratts' mugshots, but we can only hope their booking photos are as amazing as the ones below.
The Greatest Mugshots
Patrick Tribett, aka, "Goldy." Busted at an Ohio dollar store trying to get more spray paint. We can only hope he was attempting to get the color, "Flesh," so he could tidy himself up before going to an art museum or dinner party.
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We have no idea what happened to "Head Brace Man." However, his facial expression makes it look like his arrest was nothing compared to the physical trauma that requires one's head to be bolted in place.
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The Godfather of Soul. Timeless classic.
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Larry King, arrested 1971 in Florida on a grand larceny charge and passing bad checks. Apparently, CNN doesn't do background checks.
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Chris Kemp here bears an uncanny resemblance to the character Butthead from "Beavis and Butthead." Though he was arrested for burglary in Oregon, The Smoking Gun speculates that he may have also assaulted a brier patch.
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Michelle Rodriguez and Cynthia Watros, aka, "The Lost Girls." Not only were both busted in Honolulu in 2005 on DUI charges, the pair also showed up for their booking photos with glowing red orbs for eyes.
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Until someone gets busted wearing our narwhal T, this guy holds the Asylum award for Greatest T-shirt to Wear to a Booking.
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Henry Earl, arrested in Fayette County, Kentucky over 1,300 times. Thanks to his diligent work in the field criminal public drunkenness, Mr. Earl's lifetime achievement is unparalleled.
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Paul Reubens aka Pee-wee Herman. It was a sad day at the Playhouse when Pee-wee was charged with indecent exposure at an adult movie house in Florida. Like James Brown, this one is also a classic.
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Eric Rogers aka "Meringue Face" was arrested for public drunkenness in Kentucky. It's speculated that his awesome make-up job is paint-related, and that no pies were actually involved.
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Thursday 15 January
By kmf0318
Well I am a banker and I am sorry but the money should have been given back. yes banks charge fees but so does your doctor. You pay him for a service, the bank pays your checks and gives you interest on your money it does cost money to do these things, we give you loans, credit cards, cds,iras, all things that you can make money on but people do work there and they to need be paid too sorry but the money was not theres
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Thursday 15 January
By tojo
The bank lost $1,000.00 of mine once. A month later I Gained $2,000.00, I told them about this but they never took it back.
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Friday 16 January
By JL
Well, on one hand, the fact that the banks have scammed the tax payers out of $700-billion, plus obscene fees makes it seem like a good idea. On the other hand, it IS breaking the law...
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Thursday 15 January
By henl73
I had $11,000. show up in my account once. I went to the bank and told them get it out of there immediately! Didn't have to quit my job, move away or look over my shoulder and I didn't do any prison time. Am so much happier for it.
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Thursday 15 January
By tojo
Sounds like another "Mike Nifong" type prosecutor here. Why couldn't the bank just take the money back if it was "Really" thiers?
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Thursday 15 January
By David Hall
I know someone this happened to There bank put $30.000 into there checking account by mistake. They spent it all and the bank figured out a year later. They had to go to court and they admitted they knew it was not there money. They went to jail for a year and have to pay it all back. This is now on there permant record as felony theft which made it harded for them to find a job ect since most places to background checks for any arrest convictions- Yes the bak screwed up- but if you keep it and get caught this is what could happen to you.
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Thursday 15 January
By Jay
The money wasn't theirs. They knew it wasn't their money. Yet, they fled hoping to get away with taking what didn't belong to them and trying to spend it. Don't make justifications about how the banks are crooked and deserve what happened. That is the attitude that helps to cause the problems we are in now. Don't aim for the gutter, aim for the skies in your moral life. Take responsibility for your mistakes and shortcomings.
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Thursday 15 January
By sandra
Anyone that would do as these theives did should go right to jail! They stole something that did not belong to them. As for you that posted you would do the very same thing, you better prepare to go to jail as well. Some of you complained that the banks charged an NSF fee, why not?There isn't anyone on here that doesn't know their checking acct. balance so if you write a check knowing the money isn't in there, same thing as trying to steal. Its wrong, I don't care how you look at it and you can be sure you will be caught.
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Thursday 15 January
By Mary
It is a rough life right now and people do alot of things out of desperation.A person who already has alot of money may report the bank error,knowing that it is the right thing to do, however that same person who knows "the right thing to do" may not make the same decision if they were broke.
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Thursday 15 January
By Jesse
Tony, you probably live off of your credit cards, whereas some people prefer to pay cash at their time of service, and not live off of extended credit with outragous intrest rates. Get over yourself. You are far from perfect. It could happen to anyone a$$hole!
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Thursday 15 January
By FED UP IN NEW YORK
STEAL BILLIONS GET OFF SCOTT FREE STEAL THOUSANDS GO TO GAIL FOREVER.THERE MISTAKE WAS STEALING TOO LITTLE!THE LITTLE GUY ALWAYS GETS SCREWED IN AMERICA.
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Thursday 15 January
By jj
Their first mistake was closing the account and moving! They should have withdrawn the cash, held it for a few years or so...if no word from bank, then spend it. If bank asks for the cash, then give it back. Charges shouldnt be filed against these people. Bank error, and whos to say one of his clients didnt pay him that? They might of NOT know.
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Thursday 15 January
By davidreo2
I know someone this happened to. It was a little over $30.000. They spent it and one year later the bank caught the error. THey admitted they knew it was not there money in court. They kept this a secret to all. I found out when it hit the local newspaper. This person spent one year in jail and has to pay the money all back. Even having a small child did not keep them our of jail. Now this shows up anytime there isa background check for a job. ect. Yes- the bank is at fault, but of you spend it- you could also go to jail.
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Thursday 15 January
By David Armstrong
Honesty is always the best policy! Although the bank made the mistake, the people who withdrew the money from their bank account committed a crime. They conscientiously took something that did not belong to them. They should have also been cognizant of the fact that the bank would eventually discover their mistake and come after them. Now look at the trouble they brought upon themselves by their dishonesty. When people try to get something for nothing, that is precisely what they get...nothing. But, in this case, these dishonest people inherited a world of trouble!! No amount of money or materialism is worth spending a single day behind bars...period!
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Thursday 15 January
By Tom Atkinson
The banks were so greedy and they got caught with their pants down
and we are bailing them out. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mack with the help of congress got caught with thier pants down also. So we are bailing them out. The auto factories haven't been competitive with their foreign competition and have been very greedy with the profits for years. We are bailing them out. The bank bailed out a customer and the customer goes to jail. It seems all the ones we bail out are the ones that donate the most to the polititions. They are also the king of greedy. Between the congress and banks they steal our money every day. Can you say earmarks for money?
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Thursday 15 January
By LionShooter
I used a convenience check (you know the ones the credit card company sends out once a month) To buy a boat. It was interest free for one year. Sweet deal. But the debit was never posted to my account. Sweeter deal. When WAMU went under a few months ago and JP Morgan took over, an audit caught the mistake. It had been 18 months. They demanded that I repay the money. I said Sorry, but we had a deal. Interest free for 1 year, remember?
Never heard another word. YEAH, I got a free boat. Bank screwed up. Sucks to be them :)
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Thursday 15 January
By louie
banks are criminal, ESPECIALLY (BANK OF AMERICA)...
THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT CRIMINAL, only misguided...
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Friday 16 January
By searay
I personally would never keep money that does not belong to me. However, if the bank hires incompetent people it is likely that it will cost them money. Not a day goes by that I do not have to do someone else's job for them. Maybe if being stupid and not paying attention to your job cost's you money or your job then people will have to wake up and become accountable for their actions.
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Thursday 15 January
By notbuyinit
come on people.....if the wallet was found on the street, f@#$%^g right i'm ganna keep it!!! noone can prove other wise.. but in the bank, something that large does tend to raise serious red flags. i honestly don't think this womens husband ever deposited money in that large amount. he's a roofer...the highest check for him would probably be about $5000 - 10,000. my dads a roofer...shes not fooling anyone. then they uproot and move to a totally different state.. if that doesn't say i know i'm guilty then i don't know what does.
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Thursday 15 January
By Gene
With that much money involved they bank will find you. Don't take the chance
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