tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15588118.post-27642455409781780142008-04-12T17:47:00.001-07:002008-04-12T18:10:16.156-07:00Eli Estrada, the 40-year-old landscaper who found $140,000 in unmarked $20s and turned it into police, is somewhat of a celebrity in Southern California. When the word got out about what he'd done, apparently he picked up some new accounts from people impressed with his honesty.<br /><br />It turns out the the dough was left on the bumper of a Brinks truck March 11 after a stop at a Bank of America branch in Cerritos. (IHmm, I wonder how the job market is for a couple of ex-Brinks truck guys in Southern California?)<br /><br />Estrada found the money on the street and admits to wresting over what to do with it before turning it in. I get a picture of a little white angel with wings on one of Eli's shoulder and a little red devil with pitchfork on the other, both of them taking turns on his head before the angel pulls out a huge wooden mallet and bonks the devil over the head.<br /><br />Click on the headline and you can see Eli's smiling face. He and his partner run a company called Turf Turf in Orange County. At least that's what his shirt says. <br /><br />Eli you're going to have to do a lot of landscaping to clear $140,000 in tax free profit . . . but you did the right thing!LM Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05909027184156038541noreply@blogger.com