Guards steal $282 million from a bank in Baghdad

[rodeodance]

that is a LOT of greenbacks!!


http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/12/africa/12iraq.php

Guards steal $282 million from a bank in Baghdad

By Alissa J. Rubin
Wednesday, July 11, 2007

BAGHDAD: In an astonishing heist, guards at a bank here made off with more than a quarter-billion dollars on Wednesday, according to an official at the Interior Ministry.

The robbery, of $282 million from the Dar Es Salaam bank, a private financial institution, raised more questions than it answered, and officials were tight-lipped about the crime. The local police said two guards engineered the robbery, but an official at the Interior Ministry said three guards were involved.

Both confirmed that the stolen money was in American dollars, not Iraqi dinars. It was unclear why the bank had that much money on hand in dollars, or how the robbers managed to move such a large amount without being detected..........

Several officials speculated that the robbers had connections to the militias, because it would be difficult for them to move without being searched through many checkpoints in Baghdad................

[leftofthedial]

1. that's pretty much the story of the whole damned illegal invasion and occupation

isn't it?

[pepperbear]

2. gee.....uh that's enough to fund a small war.....

crickets....tumble weed rolls by.....

[Crayson]

4. ribbit...

... bids whistle.... <blink>... <blink>...

[izzie]

3. Republican guard?

So much for my pun for the day.:silly: