 Do the right thing
At the risk of sounding like a "Goody 2 Shoes" - Has it occured to "your friend" to consider that this is someones life's savings. There are a lot of old people who lived through the Great Depression who no longer trust banks at all. They would hide it somewhere in or around their home. I wouldn't feel right unless I at least made a minimal effort to find the true owner. Also, this could be drug money. It might not be safe to keep because of this. You don't give many details about where the money was found - but that might help find its' rightful owner. Just a thought. BTW - if your "friend" isn't careful in how he spends this money - he might get caught by the IRS. Most mobsters don't get thrown in jail for killing people - they get caught by the IRS for money laundering crimes. You can't just deposit that much money in your bank account without being prepared to share with the IRS about how you came into such a windfall. God knows the IRS would want their share or almost 50% at this time. Just a few words of caution.
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