A man employed as a parking meter mechanic for more than three decades in Buffalo, N.Y. was sentenced Friday to 2.5 years in prison after stealing more than $200,000 in quarters.
According to prosecutors, over a period of more than eight years, 58-year-old James Bagarozzo spent half his work day stealing from 70 to 75 parking meters around the city. Rather than fixing the machines, he rigged them so quarters would collect on top so he could grab them more easily.
The total haul in quarters was $210,000 — equivalent to 10,500 pounds — which he stashed in his car or his deep-pocketed work pants. He then rolled and packed them in $500 boxes before exchanging them at a bank for cash during his lunch hour, according to the AP.
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