A power company customer says he notified the company someone was stealing electricity.But he wound up paying for the stolen power.Richard Moore says he alerted Progress Energy about someone stealing electricity from his meter box.Moore says a Progress Energy investigator found an underground power line running to another house.Moore says he knew nothing about the line or the power theft until someone in the community told him about it.After the company's investigation, he received a power bill for more than ,500.A Progress Energy spokesman says after an extensive investigation, the company decided to bill Richard Moore for the stolen power.No criminal charges were filed.Follow Sherrill Barber on Twitter @sherrillbarber
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