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Offline knagl

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Las Vegas cabbie finds (and returns!) $300,000 in cash
« on: December 24, 2013, 07:00:17 PM »
What a story.  No word yet on a possible reward (if any).  As much as I'd like to think I'd return it, if I was faced with an anonymous bag of $300,000 in cash, there'd be some awful temptation...

Las Vegas Review-Journal: Las Vegas cabbie finds $300,000 holiday surprise
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Offline redietz

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Re: Las Vegas cabbie finds (and returns!) $300,000 in cash
« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2013, 07:11:10 PM »
I would have returned the cab and kept the money. If someone couldn't keep tabs on 300K in a paper bag, well, it clearly didn't mean a whole helluva lot to them.
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Re: Las Vegas cabbie finds (and returns!) $300,000 in cash
« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2013, 07:54:39 PM »
Quote from: knagl on December 24, 2013, 07:00:17 PM
What a story.  No word yet on a possible reward (if any).  As much as I'd like to think I'd return it, if I was faced with an anonymous bag of $300,000 in cash, there'd be some awful temptation...

With my luck, I'd keep the money only to have the police breaking down my door with an arrest warrant for theft after the rightful owner reported the dough missing and they were able to trace everything back to me.  That's why my gut would lean way more towards reporting it despite the temptation that I would have to keep it or any part of it.
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Re: Las Vegas cabbie finds (and returns!) $300,000 in cash
« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2013, 10:31:16 PM »
There is a law in Vegas that property found in a cab must be immediately reported, yada yada.  For some reason, I also believe it is a felony.

The Vegas Taxi Authority has been know to do "stings" in cabs, forgetting a wallet with cash, etc.  I recall seeing it on television, perhaps "Cops".

Just something for the lucky cabbie to consider.
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Re: Las Vegas cabbie finds (and returns!) $300,000 in cash
« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2013, 06:23:24 PM »
The poker player just gave him $10,000.  No ID on the player

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Re: Las Vegas cabbie finds (and returns!) $300,000 in cash
« Reply #5 on: December 27, 2013, 07:04:12 PM »
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Re: Las Vegas cabbie finds (and returns!) $300,000 in cash
« Reply #6 on: December 28, 2013, 02:13:24 AM »
Quote from: tonyrob on December 27, 2013, 06:23:24 PM
The poker player just gave him $10,000.  No ID on the player



I feel that is a very nice reward and both parties should be happy with the outcome. 
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Re: Las Vegas cabbie finds (and returns!) $300,000 in cash
« Reply #7 on: December 28, 2013, 12:59:18 PM »
I'll bet the cabbie will be asking himself for many years, what if I didn't turn it all in.
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Re: Las Vegas cabbie finds (and returns!) $300,000 in cash
« Reply #8 on: December 28, 2013, 07:16:25 PM »
Finders' fees usually range from 10 to 20 percent. I would have kept it.
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