Criminal Photoshops Himself Into Charity Photos In Bid For Leniency 108
38-year-old Daryl Simon decided it would be a good idea to submit fake pictures of himself at charity events, and forged letters of support from various charitable organizations to the court before he was sentenced for credit card fraud. Unfortunately for Daryl, he is as good at Photoshop as he is at credit card scams, and Judge Stephen Robinson was not amused. Simon was sentenced to 285-months in prison — 50 months more than the maximum under sentencing guidelines. From the article: "Daryl Simon's bald-faced move included sticking a picture of himself into a shot with a physical-therapy patient, then flipping the image and placing it next to a teen student. 'Evidence that his image was inserted and flipped can be seen by examining the single detail on his shirt above his fingers — that detail appears on the left side of the shirt in the top photograph, and on the right side of the shirt in the bottom photograph,' prosecutors wrote."
Bald-faced (Score:1, Funny)
Professional (Score:5, Funny)
What really gave him away was the picture... (Score:5, Funny)
...Simon presented of him standing next to Admiral Ackbar. The judge determined the photo was a fake, as the Admiral was overseas fighting the clone wars at the time Simon claimed the photo was taken.
He read a book (Score:4, Funny)
"How to Piss off your Judge, for Dummies". Unfortunately, it was meant as a parody book.
Photoshopped (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Different definition of "maximum"? (Score:1, Funny)
Wrong Format (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Professional (Score:5, Funny)
No, he should have asked this graphic designer:
http://www.27bslash6.com/missy.html [27bslash6.com]
Re:Bold faced, not bald-faced. (Score:3, Funny)
What idiots write these comments? It amazes me how many slashdotters and people in general will use phrases that they clearly have no understanding of when they speak or write. Its clear they have no understanding because they don't even say it right.
Please kids, for the love of god, know what the words you are saying mean before you use them.
(My apologies to the original poster, I couldn't resist, and it felt fitting.)
Re:Why are articles so stingy with pictures? (Score:3, Funny)
The convict is probably asserting copyright over his creative works.
Re:Well... (Score:3, Funny)
I thought he was at the record store. And he gave me a copy of "Surfing Bird", too!
Re:What really gave him away was the picture... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Professional (Score:1, Funny)
Or this guy: http://www.dontevenreply.com/view.php?post=87 [dontevenreply.com]
Re:Maybe he'll do a better job next time (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Bold faced, not bald-faced. (Score:2, Funny)
OT, but some of my favorites (collected from various co-workers):
I'd like to emphasize that I am NOT making any of these up.
"He was reeking haddock with the system."
"It's not that cold on the thermometer, but don't forget the wind shield factor".
"OK, all of these things are important, but what takes present tense?"
"Hopefully this has got your creative juices floating..."
"There's no pot of gold at the end of the tunnel."
"He was out last week for surgery. He had a pollack removed."
Re:Professional (Score:3, Funny)
What are you smoking? They squashed that bug umpteen years ago!
Re:He read a book (Score:3, Funny)
He almost got away with it, but the judge could tell by the pixels and by having seen quite a few shops in his time.