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NYC man spends $7,500 to fight $115 ticket
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 11:57 pm
by Mark
NEW YORK - A retired New York City man said he spent $7,500 fighting a $115 parking ticket because he had "nothing else to do."
Former electrical hardware firm vice president Simon Belsky told the New York Post that he was erroneously ticketed two years ago.
The 63-year-old said the ticket cited his van for blocking a Brooklyn fire hydrant even though the only hydrant on the street was down the block.
The November 2006 fine ballooned from $115 to about $200 with penalties.
Belsky appeared in court last week and was due back on Feb. 2. He said if he won, he would file a civil suit against the city to recover the $7,500 he spent on legal work. He said if any compensation was awarded he'd donate it to educational programs.
Re: NYC man spends $7,500 to fight $115 ticket
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 11:59 pm
by Aaron
That's pretty awesome.
Re: NYC man spends $7,500 to fight $115 ticket
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 12:02 am
by Mark
GO SIMON!!! Stick it to the man!
Re: NYC man spends $7,500 to fight $115 ticket
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 12:51 am
by Tsukiyumi
Good on him. The government gets away with making people pay erroneous fines and fees all the time, because they know most people don't have any way to fight it.
Re: NYC man spends $7,500 to fight $115 ticket
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 12:58 am
by stitch626
At first I was like
but after reading it, I'm like
.
Re: NYC man spends $7,500 to fight $115 ticket
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 1:07 am
by Tsukiyumi
stitch626 wrote:At first I was like
but after reading it, I'm like
.
Same here.
Re: NYC man spends $7,500 to fight $115 ticket
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 1:08 am
by Mark
We should send him an invite to the forum
Re: NYC man spends $7,500 to fight $115 ticket
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:34 am
by Mikey
Sounds like one of our cousins, Mark.
Good for him - I just wish that I had an extra $7500 and that much time, sometimes.
Re: NYC man spends $7,500 to fight $115 ticket
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:06 am
by Mark
I should call Mom. For all I know, he just might be!
Re: NYC man spends $7,500 to fight $115 ticket
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:07 pm
by Sionnach Glic
Weird, but cool.
Re: NYC man spends $7,500 to fight $115 ticket
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 9:47 pm
by RK_Striker_JK_5
stitch626 wrote:At first I was like
but after reading it, I'm like
.
Yeah, same here. It sounded bad at first, but he was shafted the money. I hope he gets it back-with interest.
Re: NYC man spends $7,500 to fight $115 ticket
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 10:43 pm
by Mark
I'd sure love to see Mr. Everyday Joe beat the city!
Re: NYC man spends $7,500 to fight $115 ticket
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 5:09 pm
by Nightshade
The government's worst enemy.
A retired man with a lot of money and plenty of time to kill.
