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Re:Salim Kara stole $2M in coins with a magnet and a car ant... by toogan on Tuesday January 02, 2024 @05:01AM (#38839998)
> Too bad it doesn’t say how he actually got found out.

Hm? It does:

> In 1993, with the red flags mounting up, the city authorities hired private investigators to observe Kara, which finally caught him in the act.

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Re:Salim Kara stole $2M in coins with a magnet and a car ant... by whycome on Tuesday January 02, 2024 @09:51AM (#38842177)
That's fairly vague though. What red flags? How were they novel?
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Re:Salim Kara stole $2M in coins with a magnet and a car ant... by Scoundreller on Tuesday January 02, 2024 @12:14PM (#38844046)
Probably the 19th audit in a row where ridership and fare enforcement stats didn’t match up to fares paid.
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