August 14, 2004

Oops...

Darn computers... A bank had a problem with some money being misplaced a few years ago. It turned up though, in a rather unexpected place. Associated Press has the story: bq. A cache of cash found in the Columbus landfill was the result of a bank error, police said. bq. The money — more than $46,000 — was found on July 23 by a backhoe operator who was digging through mounds of garbage at the Pine Grove Landfill. That was about the same amount of money a Columbus bank official told the local FBI office in July 2002 the bank had misplaced. 2002?!?!?! bq. Bank officials alerted police about the possibility the money belonged to the bank after the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reported the backhoe operator's find. bq. Police proved the money belonged to the bank because remnants of bank wrappers were mixed in with the misplaced cash. The last line is great (emphasis mine): bq. The money was returned to the bank Friday. Officials asked police not to reveal the bank's name. Heh... Posted by DaveH at August 14, 2004 9:24 PM