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  • Can't Fight City Hall? Steal Money From It.

    <i>You may not be able to fight city hall, but you can steal from it - at least for awhile.

    John David Woods has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for stealing more than $100,000 from 24 city halls across Texas to pay off Internet gambling debts.

    Prosecutors said Woods, 34, had developed a system during the three-year string of thefts: He would rent a car, drive to another town, sneak into the city hall and take all the money he could find.

    "He said he felt like it wasn't stealing from people because it was money possessed by the city," Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley said...</i> <A HREF="http://newsobserver.com/24hour/weird/story/1642162p-9355607c.html">Read Rest Of Story Here</A>
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