wiffleball 4,642 Posted March 19 Yahoo News Sign in Search query A student persuaded by his friend to get his legs amputated for a $1.3 million insurance scam wound up getting only $7,200 that he now has to return: prosecutors Matthew Loh Updated Tue, March 19, 2024 at 7:35 AM MDT3 min read 1.5k A student persuaded by his friend to get his legs amputated for a $1.3 million insurance scam wound up getting only $7,200 that he now has to return: prosecutorsMore A student in Taiwan had his legs amputated to claim $1.3 million in insurance payouts, prosecutors said. The Criminal Investigation Bureau said the man soaked his feet for 10 hours in dry ice to get frostbite. But the plan backfired when medical staff thought his injuries seemed suspicious, the bureau said. A university student in Taiwan who had his legs amputated in hopes of receiving a $1.3 million insurance payout has been arrested on suspicion of fraud, local prosecutors say. The 23-year-old, identified only by his last name, Zhang, plunged his feet in a bucket of dry ice for more than 10 hours to get them so badly frostbitten that he would need a double amputation, the Taiwan Criminal Investigation Bureau said in a Thursday release. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Voltaire 4,560 Posted March 20 If he can crawl across the border, he'd make a great useless Democrat leech. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mookz 1,287 Posted March 20 I heard he almost backed out at the last second. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,642 Posted March 20 Weird thing is, he still has his original feet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cdub100 3,381 Posted March 20 What an idiot. He never had a leg to stand on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
