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To: Honey_Bee who wrote (55957)	8/21/2011 11:43:53 AM
From: locogringo	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 103300

How long would it take an honest person to think up this scam? It's beyond my comprehension! Does it come that natural to people that live off of the system from birth to death? The guy in this story wasn't even arrested! HUH?????????? Food stamp ‘water dumping’ scam continues Bangor police went to the Shaw’s store on Main Street around 7:15 p.m. Thursday to deal with a man buying bottled water and dumping it so he could return the empty bottles for cash, the sergeant said. The 58-year-old man used SNAP funds allocated to him to purchase the water and pay for the bottle deposit. The man, who did not have an address listed in the police file, was not arrested but his information was sent to the Maine Attorney General’s Office, Hayden said. The Bangor Daily News put a spotlight on water dumping in August 2010 after a pair of men purchased $86.79 in bottled water from the Shaw’s in Bangor, dumped it out behind the store and returned the empties for $24. Store employees at the time described the practice of water dumping as common, a sentiment that is shared by police. “It’s something that has been going on for a while now,” Hayden said. The man who was questioned on Thursday night in Bangor “claims he was doing it to get gas,” the sergeant said. ....The man, who did not have an address listed in the police file, was not arrested but his information was sent to the Maine Attorney General’s Office, Hayden said. bangordailynews.com