Store thief clears his conscience - seven decades later

An elderly man in the US has returned stolen cash to a department store, despite having pocketed the funds in the 1940s.

An elderly man in the US has returned stolen cash to a department store, despite having pocketed the funds in the 1940s.

The unnamed gentleman hand-delivered an envelope to the manager of the Sears store in Seattle, which included both a note explaining his actions and a $100 bill.

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