Not the same
“Theft is defined as the physical removal of an object that is capable of being stolen without the consent of the owner and with the intention of depriving the owner of it permanenrly”
The money does not belong to them. They knew it didn’t. Theft by taking
Plus the fact it is not a conservative principle to screw the other guy
You have the IQ of a slime mold.
But I bet you get that a lot.
Nope
Just like coming across a car unlocked with keys in it. If you get and drive away changes are it’s a police decoy you get arrested for GTA
If this thread is any indicator there are a bunch here at FR that have no conscience
What I would have done.....
They could have put it into an interest earning saving/money-market account. They would have Earned interest until the bank found and corrected the mistake. It is likely they would move the $100,000 to the correct account and leave the interest untouched.
Would not have been a fortune, but it would have been a more ethical gain....
If someone had dropped a bag with $100K of cash in it then that would be their good fortune.
That is not true, that is called theft of lost property. At least it is here in Alabama. The proper way is to turn it in and then if no one claims it, then you get to keep it.
I’m surprised they didn’t lawyer up, countersue for $200k claiming the bank made an error and only placed $100k of $200k owed them in their account.