America's First Stupid Criminal
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
November 22, 2019 9:33am CST
The award for America's first stupid criminal should probably go to one Issac Davis who robbed a bank and then began depositing money back into that same bank, amongst others.
Mr. Davis had the perfect opportunity to rob the bank while working alongside a carpenter who was doing some work for the Bank (Pennsylvania Bank, for those curious). However, he did not know what to do with the money after he stole it, and so began depositing it into banks in the area.
Suspicion soon fell on him and he confessed to the theft. He made a deal to return all the money and never saw a day in prison.
The same can't be said for a blacksmith by the name of Lyons who had also done work for the bank, and who was still in jail suspected of the crime. However, a few weeks later he was released and went on to sue for false imprisonment. He also wrote a book and commissioned a painting.
Oh, and this happened in 1798.
One night this week back in 1831 two men broke into the City Bank of New York and made off with nearly $250,000. This is not that story. That’s because although the 1831 robbery is often cited as America’s first-ever bank robbery, another heist from more t
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
22 Nov 19
I thought this is a movie. It's in fact a true story.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
22 Nov 19
Yes, this really happened all those years ago.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
22 Nov 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum it's weird. It's very unusual.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
22 Nov 19
@Nakitakona I don't think so. I think we look back at history and give it a more romanticized version than what really happened. We have always been human, known to err sometimes, and that's what happened with this guy. He saw an opportunity and took it.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
22 Nov 19
He really did. He was certainly am amateur.
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@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
22 Nov 19
There was a news story a couple years ago where a guy got arrested for stealing from walmart because he tried to exchange the stolen item for something else. This reminded me of that.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
22 Nov 19
I think I heard something about that, or atleast something similar.
I have heard about a guy who got his lawn mower back because the thief put it on craigslist and he found it there.
@Dyvette16 (4299)
• United States
22 Nov 19
Wow I haven’t heard of this man before but that was quite dumb haha I would of been gone far far away with the money
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
22 Nov 19
He could have just kept it at home somewhere or even buried it somewhere. He didn't have to put it into banks.
@samysotelo18 (7743)
• Mexico
22 Nov 19
Oh wow, I didin't know about this. I don't like criminals
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
22 Nov 19
I don't like criminals either. I find this to be a bit humorous though, because the man should have left the money at home or something, and not put it in a bank.
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@Butterfingers (66603)
• India
22 Nov 19
Interesting facts but corruption is everywhere
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
22 Nov 19
Well, but this isn't about corruption
The man who was put in jail had been suspected because he was a blacksmith, they thought he just made his own key and went to rob it later.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
22 Nov 19
@Butterfingers I still wouldn't consider that to be corruption. The man did pay the sum back, and while he probably should have been jailed, it was also a different time.
The definition of corruption is as follows :
dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.
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@Butterfingers (66603)
• India
22 Nov 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum Am referring to earlier one who stole and then allowed to deposit back without any punishment
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