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November 21, 2002
Agent paid for lockbox that led to her arrest
By TOM KELLY
The Real Estate Advisor
The Real Estate Advisor
While passing time in an airport on a recent business trip, I picked up a newspaper that had been left on a nearby bench. The story that had caught my eye was a piece about stupid crooks – especially those who had left a fresh trail to their front door.
For example: "According to the FBI, the average number of bank robbers who are arrested each year because they were stupid enough to write their holdup notes on the backs of their own deposit slips: 45."
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