Hello and welcome to episode 17 of Sword and Scale, a show that reveals that the worst monsters are real. For the last couple of episodes, we've done these long, in-depth pieces about a particular story.

So this week, we're going to do something a little different.

We're going to cover all of the weird stories that have come out over the last month and just kind of give you a

cornucopia of stuff. We've also got an update on the Julie Scheneker case, which concluded this

past week. And Kathy Ruson from Court Chatter TV is here to tell us all about it. But first,

let's get into the news. Now, you would never steal from your coworkers, would you?

Of course not. It's unethical, immoral. Not only that, but HR sure would have a problem with it. However, a man named

Dennis Lourty of Old Bridge, New Jersey, did just that, and in a big way. The 59-year-old was

indicted on charges of theft by deception and attempted theft by deception. Lorty worked for

the Somerset County Court as an administrative supervisor.

Somerset County in New Jersey, which is part of the New York metropolitan area, is a lovely place.

Great place to visit in the fall when the leaves change color.

There are lots of scenic walking trails to take a stroll.

Its high point is Mine Mountain in Bernardsville, where some of the richest

New Jerseyans live. Maybe that's what attracted Dennis Lordy. You see, Dennis likes money.

When he got word that a coworker of his had died last year, he used his computer to transfer

$135,517 from her retirement account into an account he'd set up for himself.

And then he attempted to change the primary beneficiary for her group life insurance and pension

benefits to who else, but himself again. This was just minutes after the caretaker reported

her death. But the division of pension benefits denied the change, along with

the payment of $430,600, because a corpse can't make changes to their benefits plan, according to

their policy. After he'd been arrested, Lorty said it was a mistake, but then he tried to claim that

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