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Oregon Siblings Find and Return $13,000, Great Rewards Follow

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Oregon Siblings Find and Return $13,000, Great Rewards Follow
20-something siblings Katie and Ryan Moi could really use $13,000 right now but they still decided to return the bag of cash they found on the street to its rightful owner. "Obviously, we couldn't keep it," Katie, 21, told the Register-Guard. "When I had my laptop stolen, that was the worst feeling. I would not do that to someone else." Good karma followed with unexpected rewards.

20-something siblings Katie and Ryan Moi could really use $13,000 right now but they still decided to return the bag of cash they found on the street to its rightful owner.

"Obviously, we couldn't keep it," Katie, 21, told the Register-Guard. "When I had my laptop stolen, that was the worst feeling. I would not do that to someone else."

Good karma followed, bringing unexpected rewards:

They were given $200 each from the bag's owners and also job offers and a new Apple laptop from people who had seen their story on the news.

(WATCH the video below or READ the full story from ABC News)

 

 

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