Two men attempted an unusual check-cashing fraud in New York City last week. They took the body of a recently deceased friend, along with an uncashed check made out to him, and wheeled the corpse down a Hell's Kitchen street in an office chair. Their destination was a check-cashing shop, wherein the two living men tried to convince the Pay-o-Matic clerk that their friend wanted to get money for the check. Said friend waited outside in chair. Unfortunately a crowd, followed by police, found the body.
Their sidewalk procession had already attracted the stares of passers-by who were startled by the sight of the body flopping from side to side as the two men tried to prop it up, the police said. The late Mr. Cintron was dressed in a faded black T-shirt and blue-and-white sneakers. His pants were pulled up part of the way, and his midsection was covered by a jacket, the police said. While the two men were inside the check-cashing office, a small crowd had gathered around the chair. A detective, Travis Rapp, eating a late lunch at a nearby Empanada Mama saw the crowd and notified the Midtown North station house.
Police officers and an ambulance arrived as the two men were trying to maneuver the corpse and chair into the check-cashing office.
(thanks to Tanya Falk)
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