Couple on the run after bank mistake gives them $6 million dollars
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Leo Gao and his girlfriend are on the run after their bank accidently gave them a $6.1 million dollar credit line.
The couple ran a gas station, and had applied for an overdraft.
The Westpac Bank blames the mistake on human error and the amount should have been a fraction of that amount.
Interpol is searching for the couple and the bank plans on “pursuing vigorous criminal and civil action to recover the sum of money stolen”.
The pair had been living on Rotorua, a tourist resort on North Island with Kara Yang and her 7-year-old daughter Leena.
Police believe the couple may have fled to Hong Kong or China with the money.
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