Georgia Backhoe Operator Finds $46,000 In Landfill

Date: July 29, 2004

Source: News Room

A backhoe operator at the Columbus, Ga. landfill has found $46,000 in $20 bills while moving garbage at the landfill. The garbage had been there for several years. The city first sought to bank the cash, but odor concerns forced it to take the money to the property room of the Columbus Police Department. Police have not yet determined whether the money's source was legal or illegal; after 90 days, it will become abandoned property.

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