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>or if Mr. Mangione himself initiated the action in order to let someone "deserving" collect the reward.

this is a really interesting idea

Very - if he hates corporate elite than a random underpaid McDonalds employee getting 50K or 60K or whatever it is might line up with that

I thought it was a customer?

Yeah, the way I read it, it was some elderly customer at the McDonald's who tipped off the cops.

Both are being reported, at least here in the UK.