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Their 15 minutes in the sun leads to arrest

by Angeline Booher May 1, 2005 11:58PM PDT

NEWTON, N.H. May 1, 2005 ? A fourth man has been arrested for allegedly stealing $125,000 worth of old currency then claiming to have found it buried in a yard, police said Sunday

The arrests came after the men appeared on national television to talk about the buried treasure, and police noticed how the story was different each time.

Investigators said Crebase confessed under questioning, saying he, Billcliff and Ingham all roofers found the money stuffed in rusting tin cans in the gutter of a barn in Newbury, Mass., they were hired to repair. They then persuaded Kozak to go along with their story, authorities said.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/LegalCenter/wireStory?id=720025

Related coverage I have seen said that the caper might never have been discovered if the men had not wanted their 15 minutes in the sun.

Angeline

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Yep ...

by Evie May 2, 2005 12:00AM PDT

... apparently it was shifting stories with each PR appearance that raised suspicions. I suppose in this day and age, one might expect to get some attention in a situation like this, but they would have been smart to limit face time citing lottery winner type privacy issues.

Evie