Crazy Criminals: A Tech Worker Tried to Copy the Scheme from "Office Space"

A Tech Worker Tried to Copy the Scheme from "Office Space"?

 

 

Remember the movie "Office Space," where the characters attempt to create a virus that will steal fractions of pennies from an accounting system . . . hoping that it will add up in the long run?

 

 

Well, the scheme got botched in the movie . . . and yet, a criminal thought it would be a great inspiration for a REAL-LIFE THEFT.

 

 

A 28-year-old software engineer in Seattle was arrested after being caught skimming money from his employer, Zulily.com. He manipulated the code so the checkout page would send shipping fees to HIS personal account.

 

 

He got around $260,000 before he was caught . . . plus about $41,000 in merchandise. That's about the same amount as the $300K stolen in the movie.

 

 

The man told detectives "Office Space inspired the plan". He even outlined the plan in a file on his laptop titled "OfficeSpace project."  (???)  He's been charged with two counts of theft in the first degree and one count of identity theft in the first degree.

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A 19-year-old driver admitted to driving his Honda 120 miles per hour in Iowa last week "because a good song came on his stereo." It's unclear what the song was. 

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A man in Florida allegedly struck his girlfriend in the head with an "angel figurine" during a Christmas morning confrontation.

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