He refuses to return the $ 1.2 million they mistakenly gave him – News

The woman, from New Orleans, USA, was arrested for refusing to return more than $ 1.2 million that was mistakenly deposited into her bank account.

This is Kelyn Spadoni, 33, and was arrested for theft over $ 25,000, bank fraud and illegal transmission of money.

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“She has no legal right to this money. Even if it was placed there by mistake. It was an accounting error, ”said Captain Jason Rivarde, a spokesperson for the local sheriff.

After her arrest, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, where she worked as an emergency operator, made the decision to fire her from her job.

It all started when the financial services company Charles Schwab & Co He had to transfer the small amount of $ 82 in February and due to a clerical error the huge amount of $ 1,205,619 was deposited into his account.

From the entity, as soon as they noticed the error, they tried to comply with the necessary steps to get the money back, but they found that their request was rejected because the amount was no longer available.

Charles Schwab & Co, a leading financial services company.

It was then that an investigation began, which put Spadoni in the crosshairs. It turns out that the woman, local media reports, immediately transferred the funds to another account.

And the operation did not end there, since, in addition to transferring the money, he bought a new house and a fabulous 2021 Hyundai Genesis car at 0 kilometer with some of the money.