Ex-Cop Admits To Robbing Bank To Get Health Benefits In Federal Prison

A former Columbus police officer admitted in court that he robbed a bank last year so he can get health benefits being in a federal prison.

Edward Pascucci told U.S. District Court Judge Clay D. Land Thursday that he was facing “severe health problems” and homelessness when he decided to rob the Citizens Trust Bank last August, according to the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer.

“I didn’t want to be homeless,” Pascucci said, according to the paper. “I should not have manipulated the justice system, but I couldn’t think of any other way to get help.”

The FBI said Pascucci walked out of the bank with more than $1,000, according to WTVM-TV. He was jobless for more than a year when the crime occurred.

Pascucci – who served as a police officer for 15 years – was sentenced to five years and three months in prison.

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  1. Date Posted Icon 25th February 2012
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    Because Columbus, GA cannot be famous for anything else.
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    There is something extremely wrong when someone finds this to be their only option to keep a home and get healthcare…
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    Why can’t we have Universal Healthcare?