美國一名59歲的男子為了能夠享受監獄里的免費醫療服務，到銀行要求搶劫1美元，之后坐等警察到來。據悉，這名男子之前從未有過違法記錄，目前出于失業狀態，也沒有醫療保險。他的胸部有個腫塊，左腳也有問題。他表示，之所以選擇搶銀行是因為他覺得監獄是他獲取治療的最佳場所。他說，希望自己能在監獄待上三年，這樣他就能接受長期免費治療了。

James Richard Verone, who is charged with the $1 robbery of a RBC Bank in North Carolina, has never been in trouble with the law before.

A former Coca-Cola truck driver who claims he has never been in trouble with the law, has robbed a bank for just $1 to receive free healthcare while in prison.

James Richard Verone, who is charged with the $1 robbery of a RBC Bank in North Carolina, has never been in trouble with the law before.

Mr Verone, who was unemployed and facing several health problems, walked into the bank and handed the bank teller a note that read: This is a bank robbery. Please give me $1.

He then sat in the bank waiting for the police to arrive.

The 59-year-old, who had no health insurance, has a growth on his chest, two ruptured disks and a problem with his left foot, said he committed the robbery because he believed prison was the best place he could go to for medical attention.

"I'm sort of a logical person and that was my logic. That is what I came up with," he said.

"I wanted to make it known that this wasn't for monetary reasons but for medical reasons."

Mr Verone, who did not use a weapon during his robbery, said he hopes he is sentenced to three years in prison so he continues receiving healthcare.

"If it is called manipulation, then out of necessity because I need medical care, I guess I am manipulating the courts to get medical care."

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