Man Arrested For Trying To Pass A $360 Billion Check - Consumerist Comments

Man Arrested For Trying To Pass A $360 Billion Check

Mr. Gunn — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:01:13 EDT

Serpephone: Wow. Two FAILs in one article.

Anyone find anything juicy in the Dallas School District spending yet? Like money for field trips to the creationist museum or 100 copies of Expelled or something like that?

Mr. Gunn

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Git Em SteveDave seeks Lego build buddy. How about you? — Sat, 03 May 2008 16:42:47 EDT

@StellaSquash: It was a weekend and there was a heavyweight fight going on. He saw Oceans 11, so he knew the score.

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Man Arrested For Trying To Pass A $360 Billion Check

StellaSquash — Sat, 03 May 2008 10:40:51 EDT

i'm amazed that guy thought the bank kept that much cash available. Did he call ahead to make sure they had enough twenties?

StellaSquash

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Git Em SteveDave seeks Lego build buddy. How about you? — Sat, 03 May 2008 08:25:21 EDT

@katylostherart: I love this line from the story the most:

"Laird said if her family had $360 billion, "I wouldn't be sitting here. I'd be somewhere drinking margaritas. It's five o'clock somewhere, sometime.""

@Juggernaut: That story had a picture of the abandoned building they stopped building halfway through a few years ago in it. It sat there for about a year unfinished. They just finsihed it a few months ago, but after all the wood being exposed to the raw elements, I wouldn't want to rent there.

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Namilia — Fri, 02 May 2008 22:50:32 EDT

@Derp: The MSNBC story says it was "Fulla Comp and Entertainment"

As for this idiot....
FOOL.

Namilia

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alhypo — Fri, 02 May 2008 22:44:50 EDT

Now that is how you break up with someone...

alhypo

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Derp — Fri, 02 May 2008 18:33:53 EDT

I wonder what is label would have been called? This arrest will make an excellent rap song.

Derp

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Serpephone — Fri, 02 May 2008 15:53:57 EDT

@CaliforniaCajun: I went to the dallasnews.com website and searched "360 check" ... you can STILL pull up spreadsheets with check amounts, account numbers, and vendor names...

OMG!

Serpephone

Man Arrested For Trying To Pass A $360 Billion Check

pete7919 — Fri, 02 May 2008 15:50:11 EDT

@CaliforniaCajun

Unless they spend $300 million in July 2007 those aren't their checks. It looks like a list of payments made by a school district as their are a lot ofteaching conferences and books and such.

pete7919

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UshaBabages — Fri, 02 May 2008 15:18:17 EDT

Comment on Man Arrested For Trying To Pass A $360 Billion Check I am sure it is all just a misunderstanding! He looks innocent to me!!!!

UshaBabages

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超外人 — Fri, 02 May 2008 14:26:56 EDT

@katylostherart:

LOL!!! Wow, I can't believe he tried this. What an idiot, and he looks doped up like hell. Man, that is just hilarious... It is also funnier that he denies trying to cash the check, I bet his girlfriend feels really stupid now...

超外人

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matuszek — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:38:49 EDT

@Angryrider: If she had indeed written the check, they would have charged her with something too.

matuszek

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Megatenist — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:33:03 EDT

Hey,at least this proves that he's smart enough to run for president....

Megatenist

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Me — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:30:28 EDT

betatron: you don't see it because you're a goofball. The guy attempted to commit fraud. He attempted to pass a stolen check.

Man Arrested For Trying To Pass A $360 Billion Check

katylostherart — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:19:22 EDT

[www.msnbc.msn.com]

for the picture of the check

katylostherart

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macmatrix — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:11:33 EDT

I just got a response from DallasNews.com the spreadsheets are for a DISD wrongful spending investigative report. They were intentionally out on the web - to show them for public record.

No Sys Admins going down for it =)

macmatrix

Man Arrested For Trying To Pass A $360 Billion Check

LucasAnderson — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:09:32 EDT

No matter what color you are or how professional you look, I'm pretty sure there isn't a bank in the States that could or would 'cash' a check for 360 BILLION dollars. Banks do not keep anything close to that much cash on hand.

Don't make this into a racial debate, because in reality it's just about one stupid person.

LucasAnderson

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betatron — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:07:11 EDT

@BillyMumphry: The bank never knew about the pistol or he'd have been charged with illegal _use_, not illegal _carry_. BTW, I checked four online stories and never did the word "pistol" appear.

None of the stories show him becoming abusive or threatening. None of them say he refused to leave.

Sorry, based on the reportage, i still don't see any justification for calling the police.

betatron

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homerjay — Fri, 02 May 2008 10:44:17 EDT

@CaliforniaCajun: Wow, the Dallas Morning News spends a LOT of money on leadership training.

homerjay

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smirky — Fri, 02 May 2008 10:34:17 EDT

I honestly can't read the headline without laughing.

What a colossal dumb-ass!

I agree that the dude probably doesn't have the faintest idea how much 360 billion is.

smirky

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Rectilinear Propagation — Fri, 02 May 2008 10:13:26 EDT

@CaliforniaCajun: OMG!!! You're not kidding!!!

Rectilinear Propagation

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homerjay — Fri, 02 May 2008 10:12:27 EDT

@chartrule: @Papa Midnight: @stinerman:
I'm embarrassed for all of you.

homerjay

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bnorton — Fri, 02 May 2008 10:05:07 EDT

Every day I read the consumerist and there is a post by HomerJay with some witty sarcastic remark and every day there are about 2-5 people that respond as if he were serious. My favorites are the ones that post after someone or multiple someones has stated it is obvious sarcasm but they couldn't take the time to read the whole thread before they jumped to the bottom and just had to post. Keep doing what your doing homer it's one of the best parts of my day.

bnorton

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Wormfather — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:33:24 EDT

@chartrule: Learn to sarcasm.

Wormfather

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aphex242 — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:12:13 EDT

@CaliforniaCajun: Actually I'm not sure why those are there, but those are for the DISD (as the filename would indicated). That's for the Dallas Independent School District. I'm *guessing* it's related to a story they did, and some SysAdmin may still lose his job, but it isn't their stuff.

To all the twats trying to turn this into a racist issue - You're as stupid as the guy in the above photo. Congrats.

aphex242

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stinerman — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:11:40 EDT

@homerjay:

If you're serious, I'll take that bet. Even money then?

stinerman

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tzirbel — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:09:54 EDT

Like my grandfather used to say, "Life's hard. It's even harder when your stupid"

tzirbel

Man Arrested For Trying To Pass A $360 Billion Check

BillyMumphry — Fri, 02 May 2008 08:48:06 EDT

@betatron:

Well the the pistol and weed are 2 reasons. Terrible attempt at bank fraud just tertiary.

"Mama said I could open up muh record sto' bish!"

BillyMumphry

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oyvader — Fri, 02 May 2008 08:43:40 EDT

@mizmoose:

Mofeen! brilliant!

(I used to work in a dual-diagnosis group home. Med-administration was *fun* believe me.)

oyvader

Man Arrested For Trying To Pass A $360 Billion Check

SonicMan — Fri, 02 May 2008 08:42:34 EDT

Even Bill Gates could not write one that big.

SonicMan

Man Arrested For Trying To Pass A $360 Billion Check

Juggernaut — Fri, 02 May 2008 08:33:20 EDT

@RapperMC: They all need that sarcasm detector on today's morning deals...

@Papa Midnight: We actually had a guy cash a check for 20 mil in Jersey

[www.app.com]

Juggernaut

Man Arrested For Trying To Pass A $360 Billion Check

verucalise — Fri, 02 May 2008 08:20:30 EDT

poor fella... must be hard to be born into this world without a brain.

verucalise

Man Arrested For Trying To Pass A $360 Billion Check

Angryrider — Fri, 02 May 2008 08:18:30 EDT

They asked the person if she wrote a 360 billion dollar check? And didn't bother to kick the guy out? Man that's stupid.

Angryrider

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leastcmplicated — Fri, 02 May 2008 07:29:07 EDT

@CaliforniaCajun:
whoa! Didja tell them??? thats crazy!

leastcmplicated

Man Arrested For Trying To Pass A $360 Billion Check

Daniel Rutter — Fri, 02 May 2008 04:40:54 EDT

Did you know that if you search for the string "360 check" on the Dallas Morning News site, you can view all of their internal check disbursement spreadsheets

I did not, but now I do!

They've got a bunch of XLS files in the "News Articles" category, for some reason. All wide open to the public Internet.

Excelsior!

Daniel Rutter

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discounteggroll — Fri, 02 May 2008 03:42:32 EDT

@ceokhan:
I think the excess zeros spilled over to the back side of the check, or maybe he made a cute little pyramid out of them

discounteggroll

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ceokhan — Fri, 02 May 2008 03:02:05 EDT

Dumbest things I have seen or heard this week. Talk about greedy! 36 BLN!?!? Do that many zeros fit on a check?!

ceokhan

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Pro-Pain — Fri, 02 May 2008 02:36:30 EDT

My dog is smarter than this guy. No, really, he is...

Back to the jungle with this asshat.

Pro-Pain

Man Arrested For Trying To Pass A $360 Billion Check

warf0x0r — Fri, 02 May 2008 02:06:32 EDT

He must have been having a great day. 360 Billion in check, weed and a gun... I wish I had that kind of a day now and then.

warf0x0r

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RapperMC — Fri, 02 May 2008 01:41:36 EDT

Did three different posters really think HomerJay was being sincere? What is happening to the Internet? They're apparently just letting anyone on these days.

RapperMC

Man Arrested For Trying To Pass A $360 Billion Check

CaliforniaCajun — Fri, 02 May 2008 01:34:53 EDT

Did you know that if you search for the string "360 check" on the Dallas Morning News site, you can view all of their internal check disbursement spreadsheets, with check numbers, charged accounts, etc.?

Looks like a sysadmin is going to lose his job.

FAIL.

CaliforniaCajun

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banmojo — Fri, 02 May 2008 01:22:49 EDT

this guy is almost as dumb as people who don't get their kids vaccinated against the measles.

banmojo

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BigBoat — Fri, 02 May 2008 01:05:09 EDT

I just keep giggling!

BigBoat

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metaled — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:38:44 EDT

@mizmoose:

I wanted to see that MOFEEN story and googled it... I think it is an urban legend since every medical student posts their own version. 1 Kilo or 10 pounds, this story has been making it's rounds for years!

metaled

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ironchef — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:36:11 EDT

Now if they can only catch the idiot who spent our $3 Trillion surplus and left us with a $9.4 Trillion national debt....

ironchef

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Zyada — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:26:33 EDT

*cough*
That would be Fort Worth
*cough*

Zyada

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metaled — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:16:51 EDT

The judge will be linient, as long as he agrees NOT TO REPRODUCE!

metaled

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SkyeBlue — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:33:42 EDT

White people can cash big checks without question? Where? Before I had an account at one of our local banks they would let me cash paychecks there because the company they were from has an account there. But the one time I tried to get them to cash a measly $4.00 check from an online survey company and they told me "No!"

SkyeBlue

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WraithSama — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:03:08 EDT

@homerjay:
What? White people can cash checks for a few hundred billion dollars without question? SWEET! My money problems are over! Shortly after the bank opens, I'll be on my way to Cancun.

WraithSama

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mizmoose — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:57:19 EDT

Reminds me of the guy who tried to get filled a prescription written on a slip from a stolen prescription pad.

The genius had written on it, "1 lb mofeen".

(I just love calling it mofeen now.)

mizmoose

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betatron — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:50:37 EDT

Seriously: why was he arrested?

His offense is so utterly preposterous as to be ... not credible in the least. The CORRECT response would have been "quit bothering us, kid. Now, get outta here".

The only ones stupider than Charlie Fuller are the people who were concerned about his check being anything other than a pathos ridden farce.

betatron

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crazypants — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:44:43 EDT

Shoulda gone with three hundred and sixty billion $1.00 checks - that would have been the ticket.

crazypants

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ShirtGuyDom — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:04:25 EDT

Shoulda gone for $360 million. Yeah, that would have worked.

ShirtGuyDom

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Git Em SteveDave seeks Lego build buddy. How about you? — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:00:16 EDT

When are news people going to realize we could care less what the criminal looks like. I want to see the check. I want to see the 1 million dollar bill. I want to see the 200 dollar bill. I rejoice in seeing exactly how far they go in trying to make it look "legit". B/c is billion is spelled "billyun", we would all laugh, wouldn't we?

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Man Arrested For Trying To Pass A $360 Billion Check

SkyeBlue — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:59:27 EDT

He should have taken it to Ohio to one of those payday loan/check cashing outfits. I'm sure they would have cashed it for him just for the good publicity and only charged him $160,000,000,000.00 in fees!

SkyeBlue

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donkeyjote — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:52:30 EDT

@Papa Midnight: Nope. Take one White guy, in a expensive looking suit, to a bank in a fare-do-well town/area, and it would pass without a hitch, if the guy can keep his cool.

donkeyjote

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boxjockey68 — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:42:03 EDT

I'm laughing so hard I'm crying....

boxjockey68

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chemmy — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:35:30 EDT

brilliant.

just brilliant.

YOU! OUT OF THE GENE POOL!

chemmy

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Papa Midnight — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:33:59 EDT

@homerjay: I have to say that they still wouldn't have taken it. No sensible bank teller would take a $360 billion dollar check without questioning it.

Papa Midnight

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Papa Midnight — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:32:34 EDT

@BigElectricCat: Try? He did not try! He did! There is no try!

Papa Midnight

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Papa Midnight — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:32:15 EDT

What a freaking idiot...

Papa Midnight

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Me — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:28:41 EDT

We have a winner in the stupidest criminal ever contest. This beats the woman who tried to use a phony $1 million bill at WalMart, and the guy covered in blood who went to WalMart looking for trash bags.

Man Arrested For Trying To Pass A $360 Billion Check

katylostherart — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:23:22 EDT

i just like the expression on his face. it so clearly says, "i'm proud to be stupid."

katylostherart

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twstinkers — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:56:42 EDT

This is the textbook example of someone being "nucking futs". Fool.

twstinkers

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dorianh49 — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:24:32 EDT

@chartrule: Check the Consumerist deals tomorrow for a sarcasm detector. Yours might be on the fritz.

dorianh49

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Dakine — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:23:09 EDT

This is clearly a case of politically motivated racial oppression by the Zionist Occupation Government and the police state they have created for us, "the people" to exist in.

What kind of world do we live in when a man can't cash a simple check for $360 billion to start up a record company anymore?

That's it, I'm grabbing my gas mask and tinfoil and living in the forest.

Dakine

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The Marionette — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:22:41 EDT

He looks pretty dumb. Maybe he wanted an xbox 360 and couldn't write it on the check.

The Marionette

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chartrule — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:21:38 EDT

@homerjay:

color has nothing to do with anything in this case

dumb is dumb no matter what the color

chartrule

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BigElectricCat — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:18:04 EDT

Didn't the President try doing something like this with the national debt?

Let this guy go!

BigElectricCat

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homerjay — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:06:40 EDT

If he was white I'll bet they would have just cashed it without question.

homerjay

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ophmarketing — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:59:45 EDT

What record business was he trying to start? Sony BMG?

ophmarketing

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amggal — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:56:24 EDT

@TechnoDestructo: LOL!

amggal

Man Arrested For Trying To Pass A $360 Billion Check

snoop-blog — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:50:12 EDT

this reminds me of dr. evil when he's demanding his ransom.

snoop-blog

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Moosehawk — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:49:24 EDT

I have a feeling the only exchange of currency that man has ever experienced is for drugs, and that he has absolutely no idea how much $360 BILLION dollars really is.

Moosehawk

Man Arrested For Trying To Pass A $360 Billion Check

sean.thor — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:44:23 EDT

The stark reality that the movie "Blank Check" should have been.

sean.thor

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TechnoDestructo — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:42:28 EDT

Haha, what a dumbass...banking at Chase.

TechnoDestructo