[BlueNosePit]

Friends cut off man’s hand to claim $671k from insurance

​In a crime that seems like it was cribbed from a Coen brothers movie (it wasn't -- this is independent thinking at its finest), three South Carolina men banded together to defraud insurance companies. Two of them were luckier than the third: The duo "used a pole saw to cut off the hand of [the] third man in the alleged scheme," according to WLWT. (Also: "A pole saw is a small chain saw that is attached to the end of a pole, and is used to trim tree branches.") They scored an incredible $671,000 thanks to a homeowner's insurance policy, plus three accidental death and dismemberment policies. One of the two alleged hand-cutters, Gerald B. Hardin, has been indicted on multiple, fraud-related charges and could spend up to 20 years in prison; the other two men were not named in the indictment.



I hope he got a bigger cut than the other 2 guys

[Blewvane]

Pun intended.

[Robert440]

/Golfclaps

[xstunt1ngx]

I would never cut off a fucking hand, toe, finger anything for money, absolutely retarded.

[BlueNosePit]

id lose a toe for 600k. no question.

[slash4321]

Gotta hand it to him, good thinking.

[kellyhound]

Gerald B. Hardin, 34, was charged with six crimes, including mail fraud after he, along with another suspect, allegedly cut off a person’s hand with a polesaw in May of 2008 so the three of them could collect an insurance payout.

The State reported that the man was transported to the hospital, where doctors were unsuccessful in re-attaching his hand.

The men received a payout of more than $670,000 from a homeowners policy and three other policies covering accidental death and dismemberment, according to the indictment.

After the FBI caught a whiff of the alleged scheme, Hardin turned himself into South Carolina police earlier this month. He was released after posting a $100,000 bond on Thursday.

Crazy people out there

[Faline]

[collaredgirl65]

Dumbass.

[Pyramid_Head]

People are so stupid!