Cash found in Ohio house's walls becomes nightmare

AP ^ | Nov 8 | JOE MILICIA

[Devilinbaggypants]

Link only to the article.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081108/ap_on_re_us/house_hidden_money

[Devilinbaggypants]

Odd set of circumstances.

[MSF BU]

Interesting. I wonder how much the bills were worth to collectors?

[Farmer Dean]

The contractor made a big mistake,should have kept his mouth shut...

[ChetNavVet]

The home owner and the worker argued over the split and made a big thing out of it, ending up with little more than frustration.

When you find something, like forgotten money, you really only have 2 choices.

[Malsua]

Wow, what a shoot, shovel and shutup moment.(metaphorically)

[Calpernia]

Maybe his honesty will work out and get him more job referrals. This story is a great testimony.

I hope anyway.

[DManA]

What if the contractor found $20 on the guy’s night stand. Is that his too?

[raybbr]

The contractor made a big mistake,should have kept his mouth shut...

Why the contractor thought he had any right to money is beyond me. If you hired a contractor and they found gold hidden under your stairs would think the same thing?

[BallyBill]

I don't understand how the contractor would even think he deserved any of the money except a Finders Fee, %10.

[DJ Taylor]

As someone much wiser than I once said, “Money is the root of all evil.”

[AlexW]

“The contractor made a big mistake,should have kept his mouth shut. “
I would not want you as a contractor, much less a friend !!

[mabelkitty]

Reece obviously stole the $60,000 and probably sold them as collectibles rather than use them as face value.
What a scumbag.

[FES0844]

It’s not money, it’s the LOVE of MONEY.

[texgal]

As someone much wiser than I once said, “Money is the root of all evil.”

The actual quote is "The LOVE of money is the root of all evil."

[Thumper1960]

Finders fee or no.

As one who works in other people's homes and properties, nothing found there, either in the open or hidden and uncovered by demolition, is in any way, shape or form, mine.

If the property owner decides to reward, fine. It's their right.

10% should have made this dude happy.

[CharlotteVRWC]

I think the money should have gone to the heirs.

[DJ Taylor]

Wouldn’t know. Never make love to a stack of twenties.

[Doogle]

*cling cling* *cling cling*..Paging Sen William Jefferson, Sen, Jefferson? Your assistance is needed.

[Albion Wilde]

The contractor made a big mistake,should have kept his mouth shut...

Wouldn't that have been stealing?

[Farmer Dean]

So he gave the money to a woman who blows 14k of it on a trip to Hawaii,then claims that 60k more was stolen from a shoebox in her closet-yet she fails to file a police report.Yea,I’m wrong...