ATM Thief Deposits USB Evidence in His Gullet

by Warren Riddle on March 3, 2010 at 02:20 PM

Degenerate crooks can make a dubious, yet highly profitable, living through the use of ATM card skimmers. Officials routinely dismantle thievery operations that generate millions of dollars in plunder. According to the Smoking Gun, New York authorities recently arrested several suspects in relation to such a skimmer ring, and -- under federal questioning -- one man pulled a boneheaded and reckless stunt in an effort to hide apparently incriminating evidence.

Florin Necula, who has been named in conjunction with several other suspects for various felonies, has also been charged with obstruction of justice after he visibly swallowed a flash drive storage device. Secret Service agents were interrogating Necula when he ingested the gadget, which then remained in the suspect's system for four days before authorities were forced to literally take invasive action.

Kingston, the device's manufacturer, expressed dismay at how digestion could affect the drive, since the company -- predictably -- has "no experience with someone swallowing a USB." The surgeons assigned to the case probably weren't too excited about cutting open a moron in search of a disgusting drive, but the operation couldn't possibly have been as detestable as certain other gadget search-and-rescue operations. [From: The Smoking Gun]

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ltkcjailerMar 3rd 2010 3:49PM

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Mmmm. He had a USB for the starter...... How about a Hard Drive for the main course!

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JLMar 3rd 2010 10:30PM

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pica man

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drrich100Mar 4th 2010 2:11AM

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wait a second. the x-ray shows the jump drive in the respiratory tract, not in the digestive track.. it drive is NOT in the stomach. thus this is a hoax!

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take4443Mar 4th 2010 4:30AM

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it's not in the lungs - it's not in the stomach... it is at a very odd angle and appears to have punctured through the esophagus. OUCH!

he probably cried out for help shortly after he managed to swallow that. what an incredible idiot

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upursMar 4th 2010 2:52AM

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eeh who cares i hope they all go free...what the h&ll..america is nothing but a thieves paradise anyway,just look at the trillionaire banker boys..and look at our diplomats...my god..they want for nothing and they are all above the laws..!

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