Robert Moran made a cry for help -- but it didn't have anything to do with ocean:
Federal prosecutors charged an unemployed tow truck driver Tuesday with making the phony distress call to the U.S. Coast Guard earlier this month that triggered a 48-hour, $350,000 search-and-rescue operation off Boynton Beach earlier this month.Robert Moran, 45, of Boynton Beach, was arrested Tuesday and charged with making a false distress call June 11. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison and a possible fine of $700,000, plus the costs incurred by rescuers.
An anonymous tipster who recognized the caller's voice led investigators to Moran, prosecutors said.
Reading the article, he sounds like a loser at the end of his rope: injured, unemployed, alone. Now he'll have long-term structure and the support of his correctional facility team. It's just what the doctor ordered.
Posted by floridacracker at June 28, 2006 08:47 AMyes...not just the correctional facility team, but
in all likelyhood..many others, just like him. Folks from all walks of life who can relate and share and help with the whole process.
Exactly! How beautifully put too. Spending time away from the cares and woes of the daily grind will work on him just like a tonic.
Posted by: Donnah at June 28, 2006 10:33 AM