Claim of $80k+ theft at the National

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by jayshum

In the article, it says that the person who took the cards texted him and said he would see him in the morning, so he apparently decided to wait to see if he showed up, and when he didn't, he called the police. Probably not the best decision, but also probably not the most questionable part of the overall story.

Uh, by the time you open the bag and realize you’ve been taken for a ride … isn’t that a decent time to call the police?

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Uh, by the time you open the bag and realize you’ve been taken for a ride … isn’t that a decent time to call the police?

Right. Apparently, this happened before 6:00 pm Saturday, yet he waited until Sunday, when the accused thief was no longer in AC:

"Giddings said the dealer texted him at about 5:40 p.m. and said, “I’ll see you in the morning.”

At that point, Giddings said he started to get suspicious.

“Anybody who has got that type of money, or says he does, would you leave that in a booth? … So I’m scared,” he said.

At that point, Giddings said he opened the bag and found two boxes marked “$50,000.” The two boxes, however, contained only $500 each in $1 bills, he said.

“I guess he wanted me to feel warm because I trusted that he had the money there and thought, ‘He’s not going to run if he’s got that kind of money.’ But he did,” Giddings said. “It was terrible.”

When the dealer did not show up the following morning, Giddings contacted the Atlantic City Police Department, which is now investigating the alleged theft."

[67airborne]

The two boxes, however, contained only $500 each in $1 bills, he said.

With the easy this guy seemed to pull off this scam he could of just used Monopoly money as collateral and saved his $1000.

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Originally Posted by 67airborne

The two boxes, however, contained only $500 each in $1 bills, he said.

With the easy this guy seemed to pull off this scam he could of just used Monopoly money as collateral and saved his $1000.

I was thinking the same thing, or at least use what police call a "dummy roll" (a $100 wrapped around 99 singles).

This story is so unbelievably asinine.

[bigfanNY]

And before you call the FBI you would need some proof that the cards left the state of NJ. Nothing in the story says the cards left. Only that guy who allegedly was given permission to take the cards has left the state. And he was not the last person seen take possession of the cards. This is only episode one of a long soap opéra. Lol I am on my way to store to get more popcorn.