Man Who Stole From Bank Gets Money Back

It turns out that crime does pay.  At least it did for a bank manager in Austria who stole £150,000  ($190,000 US) in cash, gold bars, and gold coins from his own branch. 19 years ago, Otto Neuman hired two accomplices to stage a fake robbery.  When police caught up with the crooks, they were able to recover all of the gold but only 1/3 of the cash.

In a strange twist of events, the bank did not claim the money because their insurance company covered their losses.  And because the gold had increased in value since it was stolen, it covered all the Insurance company  expenses as well.  Now, 19 years later, an Austrian court has ordered that Neuman be given the remaining cash he stole.  About $65,000 US.  Isn't that a sweet deal.

Neuman’s lawyer, Herbert Eichenseder said: "I really didn't believe what the court [was] telling me but I checked it and it was correct. I had to go into the archives in our cellar to find the details of the case as it was already 19 years old - and I managed to track down the man's details and contacted [Neuman] to tell him the news. To say that he was surprised was an understatement, but he provided his bank account details and the money has now been transferred."

[SOURCE: Orange]