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Man Robs Bank To Get Healthcare In Jail

By tangeri,  Newser User

Posted Jun 20, 2011 8:01 PM CDT

(User Submitted) – A man in North Carolina robbed a bank for $1, claiming to have a gun, then sat down, saying "I'll be sitting right over here, on the chair, waiting for the police."

The unemployed man, Richard Verone, has a growth on his chest and two ruptured disks, and was hoping to get three years of government subsidized healthcare to take care of it.

Unfortunately for him, his charge of larceny will probably only buy him a maximum of one year. Read the full article.

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