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A bank treasurer and his wife planned to flee to Uruguay after stealing almost $259,000 from his job, authorities in the southeastern Brazilian state of Espirito Santo have revealed.

Eduardo Oliveira, 43, was accompanied by his wife, Paloma Tolentino, 29, and was seen carrying a box containing the money after he finished his shift at a Banco do Brasil branch in Vitoria.

Oliveira, who had worked at the bank for 12 years, plotted the heist in advance and was able to change the bank safe box's password.

The couple loaded up all of their belongings and used some of the cash to pay some of their personal debts but the bank became suspicious when Oliveira did not show up to work Monday and didn't answer any calls.

Investigators visited the car dealership and were able to obtain the vehicle's license plates.

Footage filmed by the police showed a cop searching their car and removing a suitcase loaded with 70,700 euros, 41,490 dollars and $131,596 in Brazilian currency.

Read more at DailyMail.com

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