A Chilean man who quit his job after receiving a payment 300 times his usual salary has won a legal battle allowing him to keep the money.

The man, employed as an assistant at Dan Consorcio Industrial de Alimentos de Chile, was normally paid around 386 pounds per month. In May 2022, however, his employer mistakenly transferred 127,000 pounds to his account, according to Metro.

Company representatives said he initially promised to return the funds but resigned just three days later. This sparked a three-year legal battle, during which the employee was accused of theft. A court in Santiago has now ruled that the incident constituted “unauthorised collection” rather than theft.

Because of this distinction, the judge determined that the case could not be prosecuted as a criminal offence. T

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