Honest Las Vegas Cab Driver Returns Lost $221K To Owner
A Las Vegas cab driver is being heralded as a hero for returning nearly a quarter-million dollars found in the back seat of his taxi.
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the cabbie, Ethiopian immigrant Adam Woldemarim, was cleaning out the back seat of his vehicle in September when he noticed a black laptop case stuffed between the seats.
Curious of the mystery case’s contents, Adam then unzipped the bag and peered inside, where $221,510 dollars was tightly nestled.
ABC reports after determining the case did not belong to the driver who had just driven the car, Woldemariam took the case to the security office of his cab company, Frias Transportation Management.
An hour later he was called back to the office and got to meet the owner of the bag, a man who had won the money at the Wynn Casino and was on his way to the airport when he left the bag in the cab.
“That kind of money, you don’t keep that,” said 42-year-old Woldemariam. “I hope all the drivers do the same thing.”
After a brief exchange that included a hug, the man told Woldemariam, “Well thank you so much!” the Review-Journal reports.
He then gave Woldemariam a $2,000 tip, which is a little over 0.9 percent of the total cash.
While Woldermarim — who works 12 hours a day and takes home $350 each week for his services — was grateful for the tip, many of his friends were surprised that he was not given more for his good deed.
“It would have been nice if my good friend got more money,” one friend, Alex “Baharu” Alebachew, told the newspaper. “But I think the most important thing here is that a lot of people think foreign cabdrivers like us abuse tourists or they long haul their customers or we’re just here causing problems and we don’t belong here.”
ABC has more on honest cab driver Adam Woldermarim’s story in the clip below:
Readers let us know: Do you think Adam Woldermarim should have been tipped more than $2,000 for his honesty in the incident? What would you have tipped the Las Vegas cab driver if he returned a similar amount to you?
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Posted: October 10, 2012
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Oct 10, 2012
I get paid over $87 per hour working from home with 2 kids at home. I never thought I'd be able to do it but my best friend earns over 10k a month doing this and she convinced me to try. The potential with this is endless. Heres what I've been doing, Fox80.cøm.
Oct 11, 2012
I wonder if Fox News will do a story on this….. nay.
Oct 11, 2012
A minimum of $10,000.oo.
Oct 11, 2012
Pretty chintzy tip! I would have given $10,000 or maybe $20,000….but that's me!
Oct 11, 2012
What does fox have to do with this?
Oct 11, 2012
Not sure why you would wonder about Fox News, but FYI, they did report it on Oct. 8th.
Oct 11, 2012
Well, I am happy to hear it.
Oct 11, 2012
$220K+ …. I would have given the guy 10-20 grand. I am sure one day Mr. Woldemarim will be blessed in bigger ways. Good for him for being honest!
Oct 11, 2012
Why is this a question..? This is rude and goes to show how selfish we are! How much money he tipped him should have been between them, and I would have cried if someone handed me $2,000 for a good deed! Think about it people, it may have only been $2,000… But it was $2,000 more than he had before that… The guy didn't have to give him anything…
Oct 11, 2012
No he didn't have to give him anything but just think where he just got his money, IN THE CASINO. It's not like he earned it. I believe in KARMA and it will come knocking some day. This cab driver works hard and takes home a pay of $350.00 a week to support his family here and he send money home to support people there too. Put your self in this situation, I can, $ 2000.00 wouldn't even buy books for a year for my daughter for college. The guy from the casinot still walked away with $219,510.00. SO CALL ME SELFISH- Thank goodness he is an honest person. I would have turned it in also but I probably would have said are you kidding me in the end as well.
Oct 11, 2012
I understand what you're saying Pat… I'm not disagreeing, that's more money than I take home, and I work in a hospital… Such is life, but what we would do and what this schmuck did still shouldn't be an issue, the question should have been "what would you have done?" Or "do you feel he did the right thing" the question should NOT HAVE BEEN about how much he was offered, that I firmly believe should NOT have been disclosed…