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HEALTH CARE REFORM :
CRIME AND CRIMINALS:
Man Turns to Crime for Prison Health Care
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Man Turns to Crime for Prison Health Care
June 20, 2011, 6:55 pm
By ROBERT MACKEY
New York Times
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http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/20/
man-turns-to-crime-for-prison-health-care/
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As if conjured up by a presidential speechwriter to star in an anecdote
about Americas dysfunctional health insurance system, James Verone, an
unemployed 59-year-old with a bad back, a sore foot and an undiagnosed
growth on his chest, limped into a bank in Gastonia, N.C., this month and
handed the teller a note, explaining that this was an unarmed robbery, but
shed better turn over $1 and call the cops. That, he figured, would be
enough to get himself arrested and sent to prison for a few years, where
he could take advantage of the free medical care.
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Just to make sure that no one was confused about his intentions, Mr.
Verone made sure to let the teller know that he would be sitting on a
couch in the bank, waiting for the police. Before he set out for the bank
that morning, he also mailed a letter explaining his scheme to a local
newspaper, The Gaston Gazette.
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Man Holds Up Bank For $1 In Attempt To Get Medical Treatment In Prison
Editor's Choice
Main Category: Public Health
Article Date: 21 Jun 2011 - 3:00 PDT
Medical News Today
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/229111.php
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Richard James Verone, 59, unemployed, who apparently has a chest growth,
two ruptured disks and a problem with his left foot, tried to rob a bank
of $1 so he could be treated free as a prisoner. Verone, of North
Carolina, USA, walked into an RBC Bank branch and handed over a note to a
female worker demanding one dollar.
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In the note he had written that he was armed.
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Verone said he is hoping for a three-year sentence, the time he estimates
his medical needs will take.
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After handing over the note he is said to have sat down on a chair.
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The bank teller dialed 911 and said on the phone "He's sitting on the sofa
as you walk in the front door."
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