Maybe He Needed To Feed The Meter?
The question in everyone’s mind is how many quarters it takes to justify a year in jail. Answer — $60 worth:
Posted: March 27th, 2006 | Filed under: You're Kidding, Right?City officials have arrested a Department of Transportation parking-meter supervisor for pocketing quarters from the meters.
Bronx resident William Ramirez, 53, was charged with petit larceny and official misconduct and faces up to a year in jail for grabbing $60 in quarters.
Investigations Commissioner Rose Gill Hearn said Ramirez “used his position as a DOT supervisor to ‘shortchange’ the city of revenue from parking meters.”
“As a result of his illegal actions, he will find himself parked in a city jail.”