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olympic

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 8:24 pm

Man accused of faking heart attacks to avoid bills

WAUKESHA, Wis. - A 52-year-old Milwaukee-area man has been accused of faking heart attacks to avoid paying restaurant bills and cab fares.

Police say the Waukesha (WAWK'-uh-shaw) man took a cab to a mall Monday and pretended to have a heart attack. The cab driver left unpaid.

Authorities say the man then ran up a $23 bill when he had a steak dinner at Applebee's. He again pretended to have a heart attack.

This time the fire department took him to a hospital. A doctor there recognized the man as having pulled the same stunt in the past few weeks.

He was charged Thursday with defrauding a restaurant as a habitual criminal. He could get up to nine months in prison and a $10,000 fine.

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CherokeeKid

Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 1:31 am

Re: Man accused of faking heart attacks to avoid bills

olympic wrote:

He was charged Thursday with defrauding a restaurant as a habitual criminal. He could get up to nine months in prison and a $10,000 fine.

That's quite an expensive steak!

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chance

Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:51 am

Why do I have visions of Fred Sanford clutching his chest?

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pax

Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 3:51 pm

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olympic

Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 1:51 am

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prolific

Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:55 am

Seems like a fair trade for the jerk...skip out on a $23 bill and wind up possibly paying 10 grand. Very Happy

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