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Prosecutors highlighted “about $10,000 — $8,000 in U.S. dollars and then $2,000 in foreign currency that was found on his person,” CNN correspondent Danny Freeman said following the court hearing.

“Also they said that he had a Faraday bag,” which blocks cell signals, a move that prosecutors alleged marked “an indication of criminal sophistication and reason they should hold him on bail,” Freeman continued.

After prosecutors made the claims, Mangione said he would like to “correct two things.”

“I don’t know where any of that money came from — I’m not sure if it was planted. And also, that bag was waterproof, so I don’t know about criminal sophistication,” the suspect said in a statement that suggested police framed him.

  • @BigPotato
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    462 days ago

    Shit, any Subaru owner probably has an RFID bag for when they go car camping and don’t want to wake up to a dead battery.

      • @Tujio
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        292 days ago

        The RF key fob very slowly drains the battery if you’re within 10-15 feet of the car.

      • @Maggoty
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        61 day ago

        All modern cars with key fobs react to the key fob, using up battery.