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Man allegedly tried to break Luigi Mangione out of jail by impersonating FBI agent: Sources (abcnews.go.com)
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[–] 25 points 9 months ago (5 children)

When Bureau of Prisons personnel asked to see Anderson's credentials, federal prosecutors said he showed them a Minnesota driver's license and "threw at the BOP officers numerous documents."

What does that even mean?

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  • [–] 17 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    Sounds like he tried to flood then with so much paperwork that theyd just believe him. I dont think they mean literally threw papers but im just going of vibes here.

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    I'm imagining fine print from credit card offers, etc. I mean, I guess it could work, on any given day, with the right (or wrong, depending on perspective) desk Sarge, but with a high profile prisoner? Come on...

    Alternately, I suppose they could have been a bit more creative and printed off some official forms and attempted to fill them out, but still...

    Fortune does not always favor the bold, apparently.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    I feel would imagine that prison is not letting anybody out without an in-person visit from somebody very high up.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Detention_Center,_Brooklyn

    Check out the "Notable Inmates"

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