Ex-Colo. revenue worker says she stole for love

[Soylent Brice]

DENVER - A former Colorado Department of Revenue supervisor says love for her ex-boyfriend led her to steal $11 million in unclaimed tax refunds from the state.

The ex-boyfriend, Hysear Randell, is on trial in Denver this week on charges of theft, forgery, computer crime and racketeering.

On Wednesday, Michelle Cawthra testified that she deposited unclaimed tax refunds and other money in Randell's bank accounts over two years by forging documents and creating fake businesses. She said she frequently used computer passwords of other workers so she wouldn't be detected.

"I did things I don't think I otherwise would have done had I not been in love with him," she testified.

more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31946805/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/

[BlooInBloo]

1. (shrug) Then you won't mind going to jail for love.

[Taverner]

2. Love without reason is insane...

[Soylent Brice]

3. i think love is a bullshit excuse.

to do this for 2 yrs, and to go to the extent that she did with fake business, etc., shows she methodically took steps to rip them(us) off.

i was in love is a LAME excuse, in this scenario at least.

[Taverner]

4. Well if true, its insane

If an excuse - just stupid

[Soylent Brice]

5. agreed.