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Man finds $128K atop bank's ATM. He then did this
USA Today • • business
Key Points:
- A 37-year-old man in Lewisville, Texas, found a bag containing $128,514 in cash on top of a Bank of America ATM and chose to search for the rightful owner rather than keep it.
- The cash, along with a second bag containing 19 checks, was linked to Bank of America and its cash vendor, Brinks, with investigators concluding a Brinks technician accidentally left the money on the machine.
- The man attempted to return the money by first visiting a nearby Chick-fil-A, then calling 911 when the restaurant denied ownership; police later recovered the full amount with no money missing.
- Authorities praised the man's honesty, noting that failing to return the cash could have led to felony theft charges, and plans were made to honor him in a private ceremony.
- Bank of America expressed gratitude for the man's actions, and local police described the case as unprecedented due to the large sum of money being returned without any public attention or reward sought.
