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BOSTON (AP) - A 61-year-old convicted bank robber who unwittingly stole two flower planters worth $8,000 from behind Tom Brady's Boston condominium says he has to panhandle to pay the court-ordered restitution.
Dennis Paiva tells the Boston Herald he regularly scours the streets for trash to sell. He took the planters from behind a Back Bay condominium because they were next to the trash, and sold them for $450. He says he had no idea they belonged to the New England Patriots quarterback.
Police caught him on surveillance video.
Under a plea deal, he agreed to pay $4,000 restitution to Brady's real estate trust. But after recent surgery, he says he can't work, so he begs passers-by for money to help him pay.
A Patriots spokesman said he doubts Brady is aware of Paiva's situation.
Dennis Paiva tells the Boston Herald he regularly scours the streets for trash to sell. He took the planters from behind a Back Bay condominium because they were next to the trash, and sold them for $450. He says he had no idea they belonged to the New England Patriots quarterback.
Police caught him on surveillance video.
Under a plea deal, he agreed to pay $4,000 restitution to Brady's real estate trust. But after recent surgery, he says he can't work, so he begs passers-by for money to help him pay.
A Patriots spokesman said he doubts Brady is aware of Paiva's situation.