Pa. man considered bank error 'a gift from God' ($177, 250 bank error)

[proud2BlibKansan]

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man says when a bank error put more than $177,000 in his and his wife's account he considered it divine providence.


Fifty-year-old Randy Pratt and 36-year-old Melissa Pratt waived a preliminary hearing Wednesday. They face trial in Columbia County Court on felony theft and conspiracy charges.

The trouble started when a $1,772.50 deposit in the Pratts' FNB Bank account showed up as $177,250 last summer. Police say they withdrew the money and fled to Florida.

Randy Pratt told the Bloomsburg Press Enterprise he considered the money "a gift from God." He says the couple gave away thousands of dollars, including $25,000 to a church shelter for the homeless.

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[cynatnite]

1. God works at a bank? n/t

[DBoon]

6. times are tough all over

even God has to accept positions below His prior experience

[uppityperson]

2. I had one of those errors once, didn't know it 'til I got the notice from the bank.

"gift from God", no. Error. What a fool.

[liberalmuse]

4. I had the same thing...

not that much money, but one day I went to the ATM and found I had a lot more money than normal. I told the bank and they fixed it. They'd accidentally deposited someone else's money into my account. God, my ass.

[liberalmuse]

3. Riiiiight.

At his age, he knew better.

[MrSlayer]

5. That isn't enough to run away with.

If it went to 1.75 million I would have taken it and run. 175K isn't much in the grand scheme of things.

[DBoon]

7. If you are a Freeper

that is a lifetime supply of Coors Lite

[MrSlayer]

12. Yes and pork rinds.

The cornerstone of any redneck meal.

[Idealism]

8. Bank error in your favor! Collect $177,000.

Monopoly, anyone?

[Zhade]

11. NICE.

NT!

[Muttocracy]

14. LOL! nt

[Fearless]

17. Adjusted for inflation of course.

:)

[FuzzyDicePHL]

9. And of course, the xtian thing to do

would be to run off with the money.

Don't that kind of people think, "What the lord giveth, he also taketh away?"

Fuckwits.

[Muttocracy]

15. they only think God does good things for them personally... I hate it after a disaster

when people say, thank God we're OK. Meaning, thank God, God killed/maimed/ruined those other people and not us!!!

[bertman]

10. The way I heard it The Bank is the only one that gets to keep gifts from god.

[depakid]

13. Not guillty by reason of insanity

followed by treatment in an appropriate facility.

[Fearless]

16. THE HOLY BAILOUT! I KNEW IT!

:rofl: