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ATM thief appeals after life term cut to 5 years

A FORMER court security guard in Guangdong Province today filed an appeal to the provincial higher court to challenge his five-year jail term after he stole money from a malfunctioning automatic teller machine even though the sentence was already cut from... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Wed, Apr 09 2008

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09 Apr 08 visit ATM fault thief keys in with an appeal  »  Shanghai Daily A FORMER court security guard in Guangdong Province yesterday filed an appeal to the provincial higher people's court against a five-year jail term for stealing money from a malfunctioning automatic teller machine even though the sentence has been reduced...
23 May 08 visit ATM thief jailed for 5 years loses his appeal  »  Shanghai Daily A FORMER security guard went to jail yesterday after a court dismissed his appeal and upheld a five-year sentence and a 20,000-yuan (US$2,850) fine for taking money from a malfunctioning automatic teller machine, China...
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31 Mar 08 visit Life term over ATM theft cut to five years  »  Shanghai Daily A FORMER court security guard jailed for life for taking 175,000 yuan (US$24,958) from a malfunctioning automatic teller machine breathed a huge sigh of relief yesterday when his sentence was reduced to five years. The man's father is not happy with the...

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