A La Vista man was charged with felony theft after he spent $80,000 his bank deposited by mistake in his account.George J. Costa, 45, is charged with theft of lost or mislaid property. It is a crime to take money that's been "delivered under a mistake."
More than $106,000 was deposited into Costa's account between August 2006 and February after a Pinnacle Bank employee mixed up account numbers, according to the Nebraska State Patrol.
The bank was able to recover $26,000 from Costa's account after the mistake was recovered.
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