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Woman Arrested for Wheeling Corpse into Bank to Co-Sign Loan
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Woman arrested for attempting to use dead man to secure bank loan
A woman in Brazil attempted to secure a loan at a bank by wheeling in a deceased man in a wheelchair and trying to get him to sign for it, but the man had been dead for hours. Security footage showed her attempting to move his hand to sign and speaking to him as if he were alive. Bank staff became suspicious and alerted the police, who arrested the woman on the spot and charged her with fraud.
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Originally Published 2 years ago — by Fox News
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"Unsettling Discovery: Human Skull Unearthed in Florida Thrift Store's Halloween Section"
Originally Published 2 years ago — by CBS News
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"Disturbing Discovery: Human Skull Unearthed in North Fort Myers Thrift Store"
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Wink News
A shopper, who happened to be an anthropologist, discovered a human skull in the Halloween section of a thrift store in North Fort Myers. The skull was found in a storage unit that was purchased years prior. The Lee County Sheriff's Office is conducting further testing on the skull, but they do not suspect any foul play.
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Originally Published 2 years ago — by USA TODAY
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Originally Published 2 years ago — by New York Post
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Originally Published 2 years ago — by New York Post
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