I wonder how often this happens and we don't hear about it. Not sure of the "legal ramifications" .... he didn't really steal anything, the money was in his account ..... interesting scenario ... "I thought it was money I made on the internet!" ...... BANK ERROR is the definitive word here..
DANIELSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say a Georgia teen is under arrest and accused of spending about $25,000 that a bank accidentally deposited into his account.
The Madison County Sheriff's Department says 18-year-old Steven Fields of Hull in northeastern, Ga., turned himself in Friday.
He faces a charge of theft by taking. A home phone number for Fields could not be located, and it was not immediately clear whether he had an attorney.
The department says a teller at a bank in Hull inadvertently deposited a check for approximately $31,000 into the wrong account. Authorities say the money was spent on purchases at a car dealership, various stores and a fast-food restaurant.
Authorities say there was an effort to come to an agreement between Fields and the bank and that Fields said he couldn't repay the money.
