Those who know and understand the system can exploit it and the extent of their control increases the more powerful the occupied position is. If we’re talking about high-ranking politicians doing bad things over the course of several years, one could expect the monetary deficit they cause to shoot for somewhere in the range of –illions not starting with the letter ‘m.’
However, this is the story of a parking mechanic from Buffalo, N.Y., James Bagarozzo (57), who, over the course of eight years (2003 to 2011), used his used his parking mechanic know-how to steal $210,000 in quarters from roadside meters.
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