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Inside Job

A gang of four bandits armed with machine guns broke into a prison in Tremembe, Brazil, making away with the wages prisoners had earned in jobs both inside and outside the prison. The haul was a good one: 50,000 reals (US$28,000) in cash. “Money is money,” a police investigator said. “There are not too many places to rob.” But prison director Carlos Corade was incensed. “Bandits robbing convicts is just appalling,” he said. (Reuters) ...Would you have felt better if they robbed widows and orphans, Sr. Corade?


Publication Date: 29 August 1999

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Volume 6, Page 29
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