A Buffalo , NY , parking meter mechanic was run a pretty lucrative criminal conspiracy one stern at a time . Over eight year , he managedto steal $ 210,000 , or five tons of quartersfrom modified time . That ’s a lot of pocket change .
James Bagarozzo , one-fourth - rich condemnable mastermind , had worked out a pretty unspoilt organization for himself . As a mere parking meter mechanic , he had permission to tinker with the machine , but not to actually get at their coin cannister . So in ordination to skim coin , he just retrofitted some of the older meters with modification that squirreled away all the quarters in a separate compartment he could get at .
Over the years , he rig up about 70 different meters this mode , and explained to local bank tellers that he had a chum in the vending machine diligence , which somehow explained his weekly trip-up to the bank with hundred of dollar in coins . According to the FBI , the bank finally just start giving him boxes designed to fit exactly $ 500 in quarter . The picture of convenience .
Everything was going great until a new parking commissioner showed up and notice that the fresh , more unassailable electric meter were generate waaaay more money than the aged , mechanical ones . One thing head to another , and dead Bagarozzo found his house full of research worker check out the $ 40,000 of immediate payment and quarters he had cache in his ceiling .
Bagarozzo was just sentenced to 30 calendar month in jail for his theft — not half spoiled for 10 years of bonus quarter - income . Andaccording to TIME , the city ’s yearly parking meter income has jumped half a million dollar bill since the apprehension . I just hope he had the opportunity to Scrooge McDuck it at least once , before it all go to hell . [ FBIviaTimeviaAtlantic Cities ]
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