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Guy Robs Bank ... to Get Prison Health Care

NC man aimed for 3-year sentence with $1 heist

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 21, 2011 6:29 AM CDT

(Newser) – A North Carolina man with a bad back, a growth on his chest, and no job or money decided to swap his freedom for prison health care by robbing a bank. Richard James Verone, 59, walked into a bank, handed the teller a note demanding...   Read full story »

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