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  •   Home > News > Law and Order

    A British 26-year-old who helped steal 337 thousand dollars from 21 scam victims, mostly elderly, could pick up his share of the loot after release

    A British 26-year-old who helped steal 337 thousand dollars from 21 scam victims, mostly elderly, could pick up his share of the loot after release


    Jack Hennessy is serving more than three years after pleading guilty to obtaining by deception.

    He posed as a police courier collecting large amounts of cash from victims - who believed they were assisting an undercover operation.

    The Herald's Lane Nichols says no one knows where the money is.

    He says Hennessy hasn't named his co-offenders - and is likely to get his cut when he gets out.

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