Buried loot a mystery for authorities

[bohorquez]

By MATT APUZZO and ALICIA A. CALDWELL, Associated Press Writers Mon Jul 28, 6:20 AM ET

WASHINGTON - The businessman arrived at the Treasury Department carrying a suitcase stuffed with about $5.2 million. The bills were decomposing, nearly unrecognizable, and he asked to swap them for a cashier's check. He said the money came from Mexico.

See Link:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080728/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/buried_millions

[Cfloresgirl]

wow...

[ojos_de_alicia]

strange!!!!.... who would just forget or lose all that so called drug money in the mexican desert... ...just wierd!!.. i'de like to find that money!

[Eddie & Angie]

Very Interesting story. These people should have just come forward instead of trying to be sneaky. Of course, it's going raise suspision.

[Chapital]

I just read this story online this morning...very interesting. There must be a story behind all this. I hope some day there is a TV show about it...you know one of the real life mystery crime shows...

[Cherokee]

Crazy!! And so shady. Great article haha

[bohorquez]

I think they know if they fessed up that the government would take it. I'm going to guess that they did find it buried somewhere. And they didn't want anyone to take it from them. Had they only stuck to the same story it wouldn't have aroused so much suspicion.

[Chapital]

I also did not know that you could turn in mutilated money...that is good to know!
Edit:
I think they know if they fessed up that the government would take it. I'm going to guess that they did find it buried somewhere. And they didn't want anyone to take it from them. Had they only stuck to the same story it wouldn't have aroused so much suspicion.

I know...sometimes criminals are not very smart!