Man 'Threw $500,000 In Trash' to Keep Divorcing Wife from Getting It - Polidicks

[quote]A fortune in gold, gleefully chucked into a Colorado Springs trash bin? That's the claim of Earl Ray Jones, a Teller County man who says he converted $500,000 in life savings into gold in May and then threw it away - all to prevent his wife of 25 years from seeing a nickel in their pending divorce. "Damn right I did," the 52-year-old former defense contractor huffed at a July deposition by the woman's stunned divorce attorney, John-Paul Lyle of Colorado Springs. In his sworn interview, Jones said he consigned the treasure to a Dumpster behind a Colorado Springs motel, according to a transcript obtained by The Gazette. Bank records supplied by Jones prove that the money was converted to gold through a Phoenix, Ariz. precious metals dealer, lending credence to the hard-to-swallow tale, Lyle said. "We say that when people are divorcing, they enter a state of temporary insanity," he said. "But on a scale of 1 to 10, this is my 10." Whether the gold was actually tossed has yet to be established. Jones claimed during the deposition there were no witnesses and that he took no steps to document the disposal. Truth or fiction, Jones' claim marks the latest volley in a marriage strained by persistent money squabbles, bitter reprisals and violence. Jones is facing a Nov. 4 sentencing in Teller County for menacing after he beat up his wife and held her captive in their Divide home during a March fight over finances. April Jones filed for divorce three weeks after the assault. Facing the loss of his government security clearance, Jones resigned his $82,000-a-year job at Exelis, a Colorado Springs contractor, court records show. He has been held at the Teller County jail pending sentencing since his conviction at a September trial, court records show. His estranged wife was left "destitute" by the marriage's breakup and is living with a relative in Virginia, Lyle said. [/quote] Read more at [url]http://gazette.com/teller-county-man-claims-he-dumped-gold-in-landfill-during-divorce-dispute/article/1508220#S23OWdF3pw0egx55.99[/url] And then suddenly you see shitload of people scavenging in the dumps.

This guy is a winner. Give him $500,000 for this.

One man's trash is another man's treasure.

[QUOTE=cdr248;42688725]One man's trash is another man's treasure.[/QUOTE] I'm sure he didn't see it as trash, he was just determined, was all.

[QUOTE=SebiWarrior;42688716]This guy is a winner. Give him $500,000 for this.[/QUOTE] For beating his wife then throwing his money away when she tries to divorce him?

[QUOTE=SebiWarrior;42688716]This guy is a winner. Give him $500,000 for this.[/QUOTE] Except the part where he you know, beat his wife and held her captive.

[QUOTE=SebiWarrior;42688716]This guy is a winner. Give him $500,000 for this.[/QUOTE] Um [quote]Jones is facing a Nov. 4 sentencing in Teller County for menacing after he beat up his wife and held her captive in their Divide home during a March fight over finances.[/quote] Yeah..

so wait he beat her over finances then fucking throws away 500 thousand dollars

this guy deserves jail time.

Throwing that cash away was utterly pointless. Instead, both of them are now penniless. That woman ought to get some money from him.

dude beat and held captive his wife it's not awesome

[QUOTE=Untouch;42688790]so wait he beat her over finances then fucking throws away 500 thousand dollars[/QUOTE] He's a former defense contractor. They're crazy and all rich. He probably has money stored in offshore accounts since contractors make at least 80k a year. 80k is low level contractor by the way. They make 650 - 1000 dollars a day, 3 months on then 3 months off.

Beats up his wife so badly she can't work. Converts their life savings into gold and throws it away. What a winner.

[QUOTE=SebiWarrior;42688716]This guy is a winner. Give him $500,000 for this.[/QUOTE] Quality reading skills.

[QUOTE=Sobotnik;42688814]Throwing that cash away was utterly pointless. Instead, both of them are now penniless. That woman ought to get some money from him.[/QUOTE] She is.

Gold diggers

Bullshit he threw it away, he probably just hid it somewhere and is planning on picking it up when he can.

[QUOTE=Paul McCartney;42688825]He's a former defense contractor. They're crazy and all rich. He probably has money stored in offshore accounts since contractors make at least 80k a year. 80k is low level contractor by the way. They make 650 - 1000 dollars a day, 3 months on then 3 months off.[/QUOTE] Made* he resigned.

Nah he wouldn't have done that.. More like he converted it to gold and then buried it/hid it somewhere so his wife couldn't get at it and he could cash it in without a trace later.

The only way this would be more entertaining was if he beat and held captive his finances and threw his wife in the dumpster :v:

He should be court ordered to give her 501 thousand dollars as settlement. THAT would be great.

can't you just hide your money, like bury it?

[QUOTE=DesolateGrun;42689077]can't you just hide your money, like bury it?[/QUOTE] Like Heizenburg? Look how it turned out for him..

sounds like a likely story to throw people off looking for it while it's hidden away for a rainy day

Imagine seeing him chuck it in the bin, I'd be on that so quick man. [editline]29th October 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=DiBBs27;42688976]The only way this would be more entertaining was if he beat and held captive his finances and threw his wife in the dumpster :v:[/QUOTE] Or he beat and held captive a dumpster and threw his wife in a pile of his finances :v:

Really, 34 Winners? Are you people even reading the damn article? He beat up his wife and held her captive for fucks sake.

[QUOTE=isnipeu;42691418]Really, 34 Winners? Are you people even reading the damn article? He beat up his wife and held her captive for fucks sake.[/QUOTE] People aren't reading the article, they're just skimming the title and going "damn he sure showed that gold digger! thumbs up for him".

[QUOTE=SebiWarrior;42688716]This guy is a winner. Give him $500,000 for this.[/QUOTE] yeah women suck *rates winner*

[QUOTE=Wizards Court;42692218]People aren't reading the article, they're just skimming the title and going "damn he sure showed that gold digger! thumbs up for him".[/QUOTE] I always thought that people like Sanius and co. who seemed to be adept at bringing social justice topics into just about anything were perhaps a bit overzealous in their advocacy, but the fact that so many people just instinctively treated this like a wonderful thing, without reading the fact he was violent seriously disheartens me.

[QUOTE=LarparNar;42688851]Quality reading skills.[/QUOTE] hey, knowing some people here, there's a good chance he did actually read it