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From the moment parking meter mechanic James Bagarozzo began his scheme to steal from the machines, his life became overrun with coins. He stashed them in his pockets, in a sack in his truck, in wardrobes at his house.
Over more than eight years, he brought home $210,000 (€157,500) worth of quarters weighing over 4,750kg — which he dutifully rolled and packed in $500 boxes to be exchanged for cash at banks on his lunch hour.
