Robber stashed cash up bum
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The man who robbed the BNZ Cromwell branch bank on April 3 was found with the cash hidden up his anus, Judge Alistair Garland heard in the Alexandra District Court yesterday.
Michael Geoffrey Linn, 36, unemployed, yesterday admitted robbing the bank of around $2000.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Tom Scoullar said Linn had pressed the buzzer to gain entry to the bank and pulled a green hand-knitted balaclava over his face.
After a staff member had filled a bag with what money she had, Linn had apologised, saying: "I'm sorry miss, I didn't mean to frighten you but I'm very, very desperate." Linn drove to the lakefront, removed his clothes and set them alight using petrol and paper from his car, Mr Scoullar said.
The fire was noticed by members of the public and firefighters were called. Construction workers nearby got there first and, using shovels, rescued the clothing and papers, some of which had Linn's name and address on them.
When he was taken to the Queenstown police station, he said he had given the money to an associate.
Police noticed some rustling sounds from Linn's bottom area and on closer inspection a roll of cash was found protruding from Linn's anus, the full amount of cash taken in the robbery.
The money will be destroyed.
Linn was remanded in custody until June 5 for sentence.
- © Fairfax NZ News
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Where were the money launderers when he needed them? I used that same bank once, but the interest rates were crap.
Good preparation for prison life.
This is happening all over the world right now. Surly this is the FINAL evidence of alien invaders amonst us?
The money is destroyed and reprints will be given to the bank. Cash centers destroy all tacky money that comes in from ATMs etc and new money is put back.
Obviously, he got a bum rap.
Destroyed??? I'm sure there are many places to 'launder dirty money'!!
#1 and #2: Damaged cash is destroyed because it gets replaced. It has serial numbers, so they verify it's legit, then it can be destroyed and replaced. What sort of twit thinks they just destroy it?! Apparently any loser with "wyn" in their name. lol
#4: Re-read this part: "...on closer inspection a roll of cash was found protruding from Linn's anus..." and now tell us how someone that stupid could be talented enough to insert one note at a time and have them end up in a roll. It's too bad, though, because that sort of talent would be immediately recruited by the "Puppetry of the Penis" people so they can add something new (I almost said "something fresh") to their act.
that must have been a bit of a stretch to get money inside his butt. hope he used lube lmao!!!!!
money isnt real anyway the banks dont keep all the cash there, just a small percentage, noones losing nething!
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Did this story really happen?!?! Sounds like a made up one to me!