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A Bomb, You Say? Well Can We Interest You in a Toaster?

By Eric Lipman

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Nothing pleases me more on a Friday morning than being able to add to the official Legal Blog Watch Checklist for Bank Robbers. Today's addition is inspired by the story of Mark Smith, a 59-year-old would-be bank robber from Watsonville, Cal., a super-cute little town that I know I've been to at some point in my life, but can't remember why. As reported by Gawker and the Santa Cruz Sentinel, Smith strolled into a bank last week, claiming to have a bomb in his backpack and demanded $2,000 to "pay his friend's rent." Somehow, the bank manager convinced Smith that, rather than rob the bank, he should simply apply for a loan. So, she went to "get the papers" for him to fill out, and had him sit down and make himself comfortable. Little did Smith know that, as he was dotting his "i"s, the cops were on the way. From this vignette, I'd say there are two checklist-worthy takeaways: Loftier Goals -- If you're gonna go through the trouble of robbing a bank and expose yourself to federal charges, my God man, ask for more than $2,000. Don't Get Upsold -- Stick to your guns (pun intended). You went...

Full post as published by Legal Blog Watch on September 17, 2010 (boomark / email).

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