Men Who Claimed to Find Treasure Arrested (Lawrence Mass.)

[underpants]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=715119

LAWRENCE, Mass. Apr 29, 2005 — A group of men who made national headlines by claiming they found a buried treasure worth up to $125,000 was charged Friday with stealing the collection of old currency from a barn where they were working.

Barry Billcliff, 27, of Manchester, N.H., and Timothy Crebase, 22, of Methuen, Mass., were charged with receiving stolen property, conspiracy and accessory after the fact, Methuen Police Lt. Kevin Martin said.

Police said Crebase confessed to finding the money in the gutter of a barn they were hired to repair in Newbury. Authorities declined to identify the owners of the barn nor would they comment on whether the money had been reported missing.

"Had they just put the money away or, you know, gone somewhere outside of the area and sold a little money at a time, I don't think anybody would have known or suspected anything," (Police Chief)Solomon said. "Sometimes wanting to be famous is really the downfall of people."

[NewHampshireDem]

1. Dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=3145546

And here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=3147725

And here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=3148743

[paineinthearse]

2. How does this qualify as LBN?

I thought one of the criteria be the news was "earthshaking".