Man learned that dishonesty doesn't pay

BELVIDERE, N.J. -- A man who tried to profit from a bank teller's mistake could learn the hard way: It doesn't pay to be dishonest.

Charles A. Delvecchio Jr., 36, who received $2,600 from a bank teller when he cashed a check for about $26, has been charged with theft.

Prosecutors said the error was made when Delvecchio went to a Fleet Bank branch April 3, and he left without reporting the mistake.

Bank officials contacted Delvecchio when they discovered the error, but they said he refused to return the money. He was arrested the next day and the money was recovered, authorities said.

Delvecchio was indicted this week by a Warren County grand jury, and faces up to five years in state prison if convicted.--From wire reports