Florida Man Rodolfo Valladares Tried To Cash $100 Check ... Gets $3.3M

Newser.com:

It's not every day that you walk into a bank planning to cash a $100 check -- and ultimately find yourself $3.3 million richer.

That's what happened to Rodolfo Valladares, who walked into a Florida Bank of America in July 2008 to cash said check.

A teller mistakenly identified him as a robber who had been hitting area banks and set off the silent alarm. Things went south for Valladares, who was handcuffed by police and kicked in the head.

Now a jury has awarded him $3.3 million in damages, having ruled that the bank was negligent in both tripping the alarm and not canceling it when they realized Valladares was a customer, not a criminal.

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Comments

[dbrett480]

11:08 PM on 02/19/2012

Sounds like a good deal. A kick in the head for 3.3 million.

[FactsvsFear]

04:08 PM on 02/19/2012

Poor dude right? Heck no! I would take a false arrest and a kick in the head for less than 3.3 mil. Heck you could billy club me for that. Just not the face. Not the face. It's to pretty.

[trron9]

11:20 PM on 02/18/2012

A $3.3 Million dollar mistake! Justice served!

[Aub411]

04:01 PM on 02/17/2012

Go on take the money and run! Any dent in BOA's wealth makes me happy! I would get kicked in the head for $3.3 million!

[BannedInBoston]

11:55 PM on 02/16/2012

"How would you like that, sir?"...

[maxfax]

11:14 PM on 02/16/2012

According to the story, "..Valladares was a customer, not a criminal. " just asking, are they sure he's not a Wall Street-er, a one percenter? They seem to know how to push all that dough their way, I'm just sayin'. (No offense to Mr. Valladeres if he's just a 99%-er.)

[bipolarbears60]

04:59 PM on 02/16/2012

OK. What is in the water in Florida?

[TeValereJubeo]

07:23 PM on 02/20/2012

Nobody knows. After living there for some time, you have to be clinically insane to live anywhere in Florida.

Go visit all you want its a cool place but you lose a piece of your sanity when you make the decision to live there.

[sacmom3]

04:40 PM on 02/16/2012

This poor guy could have been shot and killed, for wearing a Heat hat. Stupid B of A employee. It ain't your personal money! Why trip alarm before you even know what is going on?

[ethelmertzrules]

02:52 PM on 02/16/2012

Police brutality. A growing problem - much more the norm than the exception these days. The cops are not paid to make judgements about guilt. Just glad the tellers weren't armed.

[P51MUSTANG]

02:47 PM on 02/16/2012

What possible excuse could police have for kicking a man in the head. Unless you're Chuck Norris, even the ability to REACH his head with your foot means he's already on the ground.

I hope his settlement with the PD is even higher.