{"id":2479,"date":"2021-04-15T00:01:35","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T04:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/?p=2479"},"modified":"2021-04-07T14:40:57","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T18:40:57","slug":"m-wheres-the-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/?p=2479","title":{"rendered":"M – Where’s the money?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cThis is a conclusion of <\/span><\/i>B – What\u2019s in the Bag?<\/span><\/i><\/a>. It was followed by <\/span>D – Decision to be made<\/span><\/i><\/a>, <\/span>G – Gone!<\/span><\/i><\/a>, and <\/span><\/i>J – Jeff comes up with a plan.<\/span><\/i><\/a> You may want to read them first if you haven\u2019t already.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

M – Where\u2019s the Money?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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As soon as Eve\/Yves left, I got a call from Jeff. \u201cWell done, Now we wait.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I was confused. \u201cWait for what? They have the key, meaning now they have access to $400,000. Aren\u2019t they going to just take it and run?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou might think that,\u201d Jeff explained, \u201cbut those two are greedy. Once they figure out that what they have is $100,000 short, they\u2019ll be back. They won\u2019t get away, we have them covered. However, if we nab them now, they\u2019ll be able to implicate you and Ronald in their scheme. We need to catch them with all the money.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

So now the scenario was changed. With one day left on their 3 days warning to me both of the crooks were watched carefully. Making sure that they weren\u2019t anyway near my house, both Larson and Jeff staked out my house. Hidden cameras and more mics were installed and we waited. We didn\u2019t have long to wait.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was early the next day that I got a call from Eve. She said that she had recovered the money and had passed the money on to her organization as it was intended. She said that was coming over to my house to return the key and lockbox. I told her that I was happy they were successful, hoped the immigrants appreciated the donation, and awaited the return of the key and lockbox.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When they arrived at my house, all was set in place. I let both Eve and Yves into my living room. Not surprisingly they weren\u2019t carrying a lockbox.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhere\u2019s the lockbox and key?\u201d I asked, sounding confused.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOh yeah, about that,\u201d said Yves, pulling out a gun and aiming it in my direction. \u201cThere appears to be some of the money missing. You wouldn\u2019t by any chance know where it might be?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Jeff had warned me this might happen but assured me that I would be all right. Staring at a gun aimed at me did not inspire my confidence in Jeff.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not sure what you mean,\u201d I replied.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve got a choice, Harvey.\u201d Eve pointed out, \u201cYou can give us the money, or you can give us your life. Pick one…and I\u2019d do it quickly if I were you. We\u2019ve got a plane to catch.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Jeff had suggested that I act afraid for the next part. Trust me I had no problem showing fear at this point.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I pointed to my stereo cabinet and said that the money was in there.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Eve went over to the cabinet and opened it. Inside she found my tie-dyed laundry bag filled with $100,000. \u201cI trust it\u2019s all there.\u201d She said glaring at me.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I replied, \u201cIt is. When would I have had time to do anything with it?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGood answer\u201d was Yves’ snarky remark.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis money isn\u2019t going to help immigrants is it?\u201d I asked.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYeah right,\u201d Yves answered, \u201cWe go to all the trouble of taking this money off of Chase\u2019s hands just so we can help some lousy foreigners. Do you think we\u2019re stupid or something? The two of us did the work, we get the rewards. Now if you excuse us, we\u2019ll take our leave.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think you\u2019ve said enough,\u201d Eve called out to her partner. Then turning back to me she said, \u201cIt\u2019s in your best interest to forget this ever happened. We\u2019ll be long gone before you can do anything about it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The next thing I know, I\u2019m tied up and gagged and they leave. I guess they didn\u2019t want to have a murder charge added to any of their crimes, should they ever be found out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And found out was, in fact, exactly what happened. No sooner had they left the house Larson and Jeff came out from my back room, untied me, and then joined a number of police at the thieves’ car and arrested them. It didn\u2019t help their cause that they were in possession of the $500,000 ($400,000 from their trunk and $100,000 in a tie-dyed laundry bag) and that the serial numbers of the bills matched the ones that had been stolen from Chase Bank.<\/span><\/p>\n

To top it all off, I received a $10,000 reward for not only providing information but actual assistance in the capturing of the culprits.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And what did I do with the money? I gave $500 to Ronald. Even though he had lied to me and had taken some of the money, he was still my friend and did get his house messed up. After speaking with Rhonda, I was pointed to an organization called \u201cMake the Road New York\u201d which is a real organization that helps immigrants and working-class people achieve dignity and justice. I donated $8,000 to them. As for the remaining $1,500, you better believe that I bought myself a washer and dryer for my house. There is no way I wanted to see the inside of a laundromat again.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Special thanks to two of my writing group friends, Rhonda and Jeff, for their help in giving me direction for this story. They are not to be confused with the Rhonda and Jeff that helped me solve this crime. Check on Yves and Eve’s arrest record and trial if you doubt me.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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