Posted on 12/24/2009 2:38:32 AM PST by This_far
GREAT FALLS (AP) — A Great Falls man who found a $6,000 diamond ring at the mall has returned it to its owner and wouldn't even accept the reward.
Chandria Murphy of San Antonio, Texas, was helping her mother at her chair massage business at a Great Falls mall earlier this month. She was getting ready to close up on Dec. 10 when a last-minute customer arrived. She took off her three-diamond ring and placed it on a table. She usually puts it in her pocket.
Murphy finished up and went home before she panicked and realized she didn't have her ring. The set of rings has a total weight of 2.78 carats, with the largest stone being 0.6 carats.
She was unable to find the ring the next day and checked with mall security with no luck.
(Excerpt) Read more at mtstandard.com ...
Another story of honesty (maybe our 'representatives will read and learn?)
He declined the reward offered in the ad
(think there might be some problem with the report, but not the intent of the finder/returner)
THREAD BUMP.
Jim Baroch for Senator!
It is a nice and interesting story, but it does not pass the smell test.
new math?
Coal for your stocking then!
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The three stones may be surrounded with melee diamond halos (small stones) and also stones on the shank of the ring. This could bring the total weight of diamonds higher than the three main stones.
http://www.ritani.com/view_collection/endless_love?page=2
So, What do you smell. There are still a few honest people walking around. She was lucky enough to find one.
That’s a real nice story. Have a Merry Christmas!
Thank you. Merry Christmas to you.
oh, I know.....it was more of a commentary on the article. if the writer is going to bother with the details...do it properly.
It would not suprise me if they did learn a couple of things...1) Whether he accepted the reward or not, he should be taxed on the offer of the money, and 2) since he did not accept the reward, the owner of the ring should be taxed on the "imputed" income of his rejection. 3) Also, he should pay an inventory tax on the value of the ring for the time he had it in his possession...
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