Ingenious criminal activity shouldn’t be seen as this heinous once they are caught. While this man is obviously wrong in his doings, we can’t help but sit back and have a nice laugh at what he was attempting.
A Milwaukee, WI (of course it happened in Wisconsin) has been arrested and charged with defrauding a restaurant as a habitual crime. His tactics included eating at “high-class” restaurants and then faking a heart attack to avoid the “high” bills.
Just how high class was this man eating? Applebee’s high! He racked up a shockingly expensive bill of 23 dollars after consuming a steak at the Milwaukee-located Applebee’s. He then faked a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital without leaving a cent behind. Oh yeah, this was his second faked attack. During the first faked heart seizure, he stumbled out of a taxi cab without owning up to the driver. I wonder why he didn’t drive him to the hospital…
Anyways, when he arrived at the hospital, a doctor recognized the man and knew he had been faking it, as he just saw him in the hospital a few weeks earlier. He was handed over to police.
After sentencing, this man could face up to nine months in jail with a $10,000 fine.
If you are going to bail out of paying a restaurant, at least do it at a place you can’t afford. Faking the heart attack is too risky, and not worth the time and needles at the hospital. I would suggest the “Oh, I left my wallet in the car” move. Works like a charm. This one is good for those who actually drive a car, though. For the others, there is the “ditch and run like the wind” tactic.
[via sfgate]
