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The Vault Supervisor's Van

United States v. Chambers (2000)

Charge: Bank larceny and money launderingCourt: U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit (on appeal from W.D.N.C.)State: North CarolinaDocket: The Heist

The facts

A vault supervisor at an armoured-car company loaded a company van with more than seventeen million dollars in cash and drove it to a warehouse where friends were waiting. They had agreed to split the money evenly. He took under thirty thousand for himself and left the country. The others put the rest into bank accounts, safe deposit boxes and storage buildings. He was picked up abroad months later. He says he personally gained far less than the others did.

You have the facts the court had. Guilty or not guilty? Call it in the game with your friends, then see what the court actually decided. Wrong call, you drink.

Citation: United States v. Ghantt, No. 99-4383 (4th Cir. Mar. 31, 2000)

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