59 Year Old Man Robs Bank For $1 To Receive Medical Care

by Pier Marton | Jun 22, 2011 | Care, Death, Health, Human Rights, Humor, Ideas, Politics

James Richard Verone

AP
GASTON COUNTY — A 59-year-old man is in jail in Gastonia on charges of larceny after allegedly robbing a bank for $1. He committed the robbery so he could get health care in prison.
Police say Richard Verone handed a female teller a note demanding the money and claiming that he had a gun. He was actually unarmed. Verone then sat down and waited for police to arrive.

Local media reported Verone asked for $1 to show that his motives were medical, not monetary. With a growth in his chest, two ruptured disks and no job, Verone hoped a three-year stint in prison would afford him the health care he needed.

But the charge of larceny is unlikely to keep Verone behind bars for more than 12 months.

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