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40daws · 01-22-2008, 11:25 AM

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January 20, 2008 9:30 PM PST
This tech job's paycheck is a steal
Posted by Steven Musil
It may sound like a scene from the movie comedy Office Space, but authorities in New Jersey are not laughing.

Like one of the movie's characters--who erroneously receives paychecks--a Chicago-area man has allegedly been receiving nearly $100,000 a year for much of the past five years without actually showing up at the office or doing the job.

And that is what landed Anthony Armatys, 34, in jail about five years after he accepted a job at Avaya Communications, according to a report in the Daily Herald near Chicago. He accepted a job at Avaya in 2002, but backed out without starting the job, the paper reported. However, due to a system error, a paycheck was allegedly being deposited in to Armatys' bank account for the past five years--to the tune of about $470,000.

Armatys was arrested Wednesday at his Palatine, Ill., home on one count of theft by deception for knowingly accepting paychecks for a job he never had, police said. The arrest was the culmination of an 11-month probe by detectives in New Jersey, where the communications company is based.

He may have been the unwitting recipient of a clerical error, but--in the eyes of legal-savvy Daily Herald readers--Armatys crossed the line when he allegedly called Fidelity Investments, identified himself as an Avaya employee, and arranged the withdrawal of about $2,000 from an employee retirement fund to which the company had contributed.

Armatys is being held on $50,000 bail while he is awaiting extradition to New Jersey.

The Armatys family told the newspaper that it had "no comment at all."

Umm, yeah. I think prosecutors are gonna have to ask you to return those paychecks

This is incredible. This guy was already getting over and had to push it to get $2000.00 ?!

sillyvia13 · 01-22-2008, 11:51 AM

oh man thats so cool and sucks so much all in one...
why retire early, keep going til you die! lol...
and how the hell to you not show up to a job that pays 100k a year!

SimpleSexy180 · 01-22-2008, 11:54 AM

haha wow that guys fails. its called being smart. setup a place outside the country, then bounce. pay somebody to send you your monies.

Koopa Troopa · 01-22-2008, 11:55 AM

I'd buy a Nissan GT-R, dress up as Guile and make a video of me flash kicking it apart like in Street Sighter II.. Then I'd post the video on YouTube.

That's awesome though.. I'd have had that shit scattered across quite a bit of accounts and investment funds and never mentioned it to anyone in hopes of them never finding it.

40daws · 01-22-2008, 11:56 AM

^ My thoughts as well. My thinking is he had to have another job paying about the same or more.

RiversideS13 · 01-22-2008, 11:59 AM

it is like selling your ass for 5 years in jail, for a price of $470k

no thank you

SHIFT_*grind* · 01-22-2008, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by 40daws

The arrest was the culmination of an 11-month probe by detectives in New Jersey

There must be some dumb fucking detectives in New Jersey. 11 months to figure this out? For real?

*steve shadows* · 01-22-2008, 12:04 PM

invest in real estate

BustedS13 · 01-22-2008, 12:15 PM

i'd
1.) buy a new vette and the longest insurance policy possible
2.) invest the rest

status:one · 01-22-2008, 12:26 PM

damn, if I was getting money deposited in my bank account like that I probably wouldn't say anything. I would just figure that it was their fuck up and I'd go along living off it.

*azndoc* · 01-22-2008, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by SHIFT_*grind*

There must be some dumb fucking detectives in New Jersey. 11 months to figure this out? For real?

That's what I was thinking.

Yo Carlos what's up with your NJ people man.

You guys must get away with murder over there.

Matej · 01-22-2008, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by shiatsu

damn, if I was getting money deposited in my bank account like that I probably wouldn't say anything. I would just figure that it was their fuck up and I'd go along living off it.

Exactly, and if someone finds out act like you don't know who's depositing the money, or if you do say you don't know why they're doing it, it's not your fault because maybe they're just really generous. Like last month I saw a news story on a lady who has been receiving money from someone for the past 20 years, and she doesn't know who keeps sending it to her.

**Phlip** · 01-22-2008, 01:00 PM

What would I do with $470k? All things considered, I would not quit working... I would distribute this way:
1) $150k on a big house (gotta love NC living)
2) $150k another big house to keep my family away from me
3) $150k invested in something that won't cost me my ass in the end... Come to think of it, I would put it into a fucking shoebox until the economy is more confidence inspiring.
4) $10k into "finishing" my car and no more than $5k into securing a cheap daily.
5) $5k into that savings account that I don't touch...

This guy was a fucking dipshit... He is collecting $100k a year for a job he doesn't have and files bankruptcy and then pulls $1900 out of a retirement account after calling Fidelity and behaving like he actually is an employee. I was reading somewhere that the downfall of most criminals is narcissism, and this looks A LOT like the case, he would get up and act like he was going to work, and since he was collecting big moneys he wasn't working for, he lies on bankruptcy statements, but just to take it a bit further, he commits to the straw that broke the camel's back with that last move.

los_inc · 01-22-2008, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by SHIFT_*grind*

There must be some dumb fucking detectives in New Jersey. 11 months to figure this out? For real?

jersey cops catch even catch a cold.
but they sure as hell enjoy harassing you if you
drive a 18 year old rust box
-los

*exitspeed* · 01-22-2008, 01:25 PM

Pay off my debt.

Pay off my house.

Finish remodeling.

Start my own design/photography studio and hire one of my friends and maybe Dorki Dori.

*DreamN* · 01-22-2008, 01:33 PM

I'd blow it all on cars, cheap hookers, and coke.

gripstr · 01-22-2008, 01:47 PM

I'd make a my own track course with that

VROOOM · 01-22-2008, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by PHLIP

What would I do with $470k? All things considered, I would not quit working... I would distribute this way:
1) $150k on a big house (gotta love NC living)
2) $150k another big house to keep my family away from me
3) $150k invested in something that won't cost me my ass in the end... Come to think of it, I would put it into a fucking shoebox until the economy is more confidence inspiring.
4) $10k into "finishing" my car and no more than $5k into securing a cheap daily.
5) $5k into that savings account that I don't touch...

This guy was a fucking dipshit... He is collecting $100k a year for a job he doesn't have and files bankruptcy and then pulls $1900 out of a retirement account after calling Fidelity and behaving like he actually is an employee. I was reading somewhere that the downfall of most criminals is narcissism, and this looks A LOT like the case, he would get up and act like he was going to work, and since he was collecting big moneys he wasn't working for, he lies on bankruptcy statements, but just to take it a bit further, he commits to the straw that broke the camel's back with that last move.

I wanna live in NC. you could barely buy a house for 470k where i live

eastcoastS14 · 01-22-2008, 01:53 PM

after I realised what was goin on Id let it accumulate while i continued to work another job...then when it got to a decent amount id withdraw it all and move it to an account in the bahamas or something so the govt couldnt see it or get it back

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Originally Posted by VROOOM

I wanna live in NC. you could barely buy a house for 470k where i live

really? I always thought long beach was broke status

VROOOM · 01-22-2008, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by gripstr

I'd make a my own track course with that

yes!!! if i ever win lots of money im buying my own island in the pacific. build a huge race track, house, hjuge garage and a beer factory. then buy a huge boat to bring all my friends over on weekends

*fliprayzin240sx* · 01-22-2008, 03:55 PM

I would have been in Philippines already living there with my ATM card in the back pocket.

arkive43 · 01-22-2008, 04:51 PM

wrd that shit would be in an off shore account collecting interest or how ever u launder money. id play it cool and keep my job and retire early.

eastcoastS14 · 01-22-2008, 04:53 PM

its always geedy ppl that end up getting fucked by shit like this....gets 100k a year of free money but wants more.....ass

SW20Racer · 01-22-2008, 04:56 PM

2 chicks at the same time.

(couldnt help it, i was watching office space and reading this. had to say something.)

Bobafreak · 01-22-2008, 05:11 PM

I would buy a couple of houses and invest. Make more money.

*cxlo8331* · 01-22-2008, 05:22 PM

+1 for hookers and blow.

damn, stuff like this never happens to me.

Bobafreak · 01-22-2008, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by cxlo8331

+1 for hookers and blow.

damn, stuff like this never happens to me.

you gotta be like 70 then maybe if you dont get over excited and have a heart attack then you blow that shit like no tomorrow.

jskateborders · 01-22-2008, 09:18 PM

Id put a chunk in my debt...

k's_silvia2.0 · 01-22-2008, 09:28 PM

Build a close to half mil 240

ms!3 · 01-22-2008, 09:38 PM

470k. man thats alot. id prob drop about 10K on my car, buy a nice daily. then save the rest until i reach the "real world."

01-22-2008, 11:54 AM	#3
SimpleSexy180 Post Whore! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 4,706 Trader Rating: (8) Rides Gallery: SimpleSexy180 Feedback Score: 8 reviews	haha wow that guys fails. its called being smart. setup a place outside the country, then bounce. pay somebody to send you your monies. __________________

01-22-2008, 11:55 AM	#4
Koopa Troopa Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: 北谷著, 沖縄県、日本 Posts: 2,566 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	I'd buy a Nissan GT-R, dress up as Guile and make a video of me flash kicking it apart like in Street Sighter II.. Then I'd post the video on YouTube. That's awesome though.. I'd have had that shit scattered across quite a bit of accounts and investment funds and never mentioned it to anyone in hopes of them never finding it. __________________ Buy my Stillway shifter!

01-22-2008, 12:04 PM	#8
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01-22-2008, 12:15 PM	#9
BustedS13 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: STL Age: 28 Posts: 10,289 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i'd 1.) buy a new vette and the longest insurance policy possible 2.) invest the rest __________________

01-22-2008, 12:26 PM	#10
status:one Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dallas, TX Age: 27 Posts: 1,242 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: status:one Feedback Score: 0 reviews	damn, if I was getting money deposited in my bank account like that I probably wouldn't say anything. I would just figure that it was their fuck up and I'd go along living off it. __________________

01-22-2008, 11:51 AM	#2
sillyvia13 BANNED Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: nh Posts: 1,654 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	oh man thats so cool and sucks so much all in one... why retire early, keep going til you die! lol... and how the hell to you not show up to a job that pays 100k a year!

01-22-2008, 11:56 AM	#5
40daws Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nonterrestrial Posts: 197 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	^ My thoughts as well. My thinking is he had to have another job paying about the same or more.

01-22-2008, 11:59 AM	#6
RiversideS13 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 1,545 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	it is like selling your ass for 5 years in jail, for a price of $470k no thank you

01-22-2008, 01:25 PM	#15
exitspeed aWingThing.com Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI Age: 33 Posts: 18,775 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Pay off my debt. Pay off my house. Finish remodeling. Start my own design/photography studio and hire one of my friends and maybe Dorki Dori. __________________

01-22-2008, 01:33 PM	#16
DreamN BEER ME! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SoCal - 818 Age: 28 Posts: 10,307 Trader Rating: (54) Rides Gallery: DreamN Feedback Score: 54 reviews	I'd blow it all on cars, cheap hookers, and coke. __________________ Wanted: Z32 Brake Parts, G35 Steering Wheel, Misc. S13 Parts For Sale: N/A

01-22-2008, 01:47 PM	#17
gripstr Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 532 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	I'd make a my own track course with that __________________

01-22-2008, 03:55 PM	#21
fliprayzin240sx I </3 VA Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ass Crack of Hamptin Vagina Posts: 15,898 Trader Rating: (17) Rides Gallery: fliprayzin240sx Feedback Score: 17 reviews	I would have been in Philippines already living there with my ATM card in the back pocket. __________________ If you think Zilvia has too many assholes... CLICK HERE!!! FS: Topline Aragosta Coilover, Zenki Sideskirts/Valence and Tial V44 gate

01-22-2008, 04:51 PM	#22
arkive43 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: houston Age: 29 Posts: 791 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	wrd that shit would be in an off shore account collecting interest or how ever u launder money. id play it cool and keep my job and retire early.

01-22-2008, 04:53 PM	#23
eastcoastS14 Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: the land of snow potholes and no tracks Posts: 3,988 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	its always geedy ppl that end up getting fucked by shit like this....gets 100k a year of free money but wants more.....ass

01-22-2008, 04:56 PM	#24
SW20Racer Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: I'M A TREE WIZARD Age: 28 Posts: 1,637 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	what would you do with $470,000? 2 chicks at the same time. (couldnt help it, i was watching office space and reading this. had to say something.) __________________ It's called the "King James Version" for a reason. God did not write that book. Some uptight super religious zealot did. He took out everything he did not like and put in a few things that he did. END OF STORY.

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01-22-2008, 05:11 PM	#25
Bobafreak Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: 909 Posts: 2,195 Trader Rating: (17) Feedback Score: 17 reviews	I would buy a couple of houses and invest. Make more money. __________________ *VIOLENT RUNNING TRIBE* "Love is god, hatin is satin!"

01-22-2008, 05:22 PM	#26
cxlo8331 Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Feasting on the flesh of the guilty, and drinking the blood of the innocent (714) Posts: 1,756 Trader Rating: (17) Rides Gallery: cxlo8331 Feedback Score: 17 reviews	+1 for hookers and blow. damn, stuff like this never happens to me. __________________ -Carlo

01-22-2008, 09:18 PM	#28
jskateborders Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Tucson AZ Age: 24 Posts: 1,259 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Id put a chunk in my debt...

01-22-2008, 09:28 PM	#29
k's_silvia2.0 Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: 909/951 Age: 26 Posts: 5,117 Trader Rating: (17) Feedback Score: 17 reviews	Build a close to half mil 240 __________________

01-22-2008, 09:38 PM	#30
ms!3 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: USA Age: 23 Posts: 1,560 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	470k. man thats alot. id prob drop about 10K on my car, buy a nice daily. then save the rest until i reach the "real world." __________________ ppanding.tumblr.com

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