Jack Recider

But with $2.8 million missing from New York banks, some investigators started looking for clues.

Alberto was the first to sense something was off.

Maybe his boss tipped him off, or someone told him that they got a call from the police, or maybe he just sensed it.

I imagine the hairs on the back of his neck would tingle every now and then.

I mean, they had to know there were cameras all over New York City.

And it was just a matter of time for someone to figure out which cards were used, which transactions were fraudulent, and then pulling up that surveillance video of the people using the ATMs.

And Alberto had a feeling that someone was watching those videos.

Watching him.

It was making him paranoid.

So he wanted to get away and lay low.

Alberto was starting to think, being in America is becoming risky.

It might be a better idea to leave the country, go back to the DR for a while, wait for things to cool down.

He wanted to play it smart, and he thought with his cut of the money, he could live a happy life with his wife in the DR with that amount.

It would be a good life.

So that was his plan.

He got a plane ticket to fly to the DR and leave the country.

And he thought about it more, and he realized it's the only plan.

If he stays, it's just a matter of time before the police find him, so he has to leave.

But the trip to the DR was going to be risky.

Alberto wasn't sure if the police had any info on him.