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$100 Million-In-Bank Account Holder Still At Large
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Jen Chung
Published Jun 30, 2011
Modified Jun 30, 2011
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Yesterday, Dealbreaker posted an image of an ATM receipt found at an East Hampton Capitol One bank, revealing a shocking $99,864, 731.94 savings account balance ($2.75 poorer after ATM fee). Speculation was that the fat cat was hedge fund manager David Tepper, but he told the Post that he "wasn't in the Hamptons in June at all," plus, "I would never do something as irresponsible as leaving $100 million in a savings account." Yeah, when you've got the coin to pay $43.5 million cash on a house (just to tear it down), you keep your money in a vault so you can swim in it.
Deal Book wonders if the account holder is "[Former Treasury Secretary and Goldman head Hank] Paulson? [Blackstone's Stephen] Schwarzman? Mayor Bloomberg?" But as a Dealbreaker commenter puts it, "Earning .04 percent on $100MM and not giving a sh*t is the nki"
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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