Honesty pays off for homeless man in Detroit



DETROIT (AP) -- A homeless man has found it pays to be honest.
Charles Moore was searching for returnable bottles in a trash bin last week when he found $21,000 worth of U.S. savings bonds. He took the bonds to a homeless shelter, where a staffer tracked down the owner's family.
Moore, 59, was originally given $100 from the son of the deceased bond owner, but other people decided that wasn't enough.
Three people pledged a combined $2,500, and two businessmen donated $1,200, a shopping spree at a men's clothing store and a lead on a job.
"I was thankful for it," said Moore, who lost his job in Ohio as a roofer, moved back to his native Michigan and couldn't find a job.
Moore said he plans to use the money to find an apartment.