Russian worker keeps £67K from bank error, refuses to return it despite court order.

A Russian factory worker, Vladimir Rychagov, is keeping 7.1 million roubles—about £67,000—after a banking error deposited the salaries of 34 colleagues into his account while he was on unpaid leave. He resigned, relocated his family, and refuses to return the funds, arguing he didn’t cause the mistake and citing lack of legal precedent. His employer, Severavtodor, has a court order to recover the money, but no criminal charges were filed. The case is pending before Russia’s Supreme Court.