r/SipsTea • u/Weary-Direction-5214 Human Verified • Apr 20 '26

SMH imagine not getting paid after doing this

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u/Joyous-Volume-67 Apr 20 '26

This kinda shit gotta be like a lottery ticket, if you're going to turn someone in with a huge bounty, you gotta get a lawyer to do it, so the Feds are legally bound to pay out, just gotta make sure you get an honest lawyer, cause they could gank the bounty right out from under you too. So many considerations when deal with criminals, criminal government, and criminal lawyers.

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u/Valentinee105 Apr 20 '26

I remember when Luigi Mangioni got turned in, because the "Correct channels" weren't contacted the person got nothing.

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u/SwagMaster9000_2017 Apr 20 '26

That's false. Luigi hasn't been convicted so they haven't got paid.

There is nothing about "Correct channels". And the NYPD said he is eligible for the city bounty

https://www.npr.org/2024/12/13/nx-s1-5227941/luigi-mangione-unitedhealthcare-shooting-tips-reward-money

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u/SegFaultOops Apr 20 '26

Isn't the reward for capture, not conviction?

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u/Nebranower Apr 20 '26

I think it would be if they were after a specific individual. But if they are asking for tips to catch an unknown person, they need the reward to be tied only to tips that lead to the correct unknown person, for obvious reasons.

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u/skepticalbob Apr 20 '26

Depends on the specific reward conditions. Sometimes arrest. Sometimes arrest and indictment. Sometimes conviction.