The bank mistakenly deposited them for $ 120,000: they spent everything and they are now charged with theft.

The life of Robert and Tiffany Williams, a Pennsylvania couple, changed overnight when they discovered that in their bank account They had $ 120,000 more. Even though they usually did not handle that big amount of money and knew it was a mistake, they decided not to alert the entity 's authorities and used the entire amount of money. balance in just two weeks. The joy, however, was short-lived: he now faces charges of theft for justice.

As confirmed The Washington Post, At the beginning of June, the marriage account was only $ 1,000 at first, and he was not used to large transfers.

Until a bank employee BB & T credits the money intended for a business. For reasons still unknown, the system mismanaged the operation and sent the money to this couple.

Without asking for the mysterious funds that appeared on his account, Williams took advantage of the situation and Two cars were bought, a mobile home and a trailer. In turn They shared a share with their friends and paid off their debts. At no time did they contact the authorities.

The stroke of luck quickly became a nightmare. The bank informed them shortly after the error and demanded that all funds be returned to them. At first, the couple negotiated a payment plan and then stopped answering the phone.

For this reason, the police had to intervene and delayed them to interrogate them separately. In their statements, they admitted that they knew that the money did not belong to them, but that they had still decided to spend it.

Marriage is now facing three counts of theft and concealment of stolen propertyas evidenced by the court records. They went to court last week and paid a deposit of $ 25,000 each.