Finders Keepers . . . and Cuts Even Don’t Make Them Weepers

RINGGOLD, Ga. — More than 1 1/2 years after Kathy Fulton found two plastic bags stuffed with about $279,000 in her driveway, a judge has ruled that she and her husband can keep 40% of it. That means the Fultons get about $111,600.

No, wait! Their attorneys get a one-third contingency fee from that, so that leaves about $74,400.

Oops! Don’t forget Uncle Sam. After federal taxes are taken out, the couple will have about $50,000.

But one of their attorneys said they couldn’t be happier. They plan to put it toward paying off their home mortgage.

Authorities believe the cash was part of a money-laundering operation, and prosecutors argued the government should get all of it.