Counterfeiters pop up in the news all the time. Larry Dziubek forwarded this aticle from Greensboro, NC about a woman who tried to pass a $100 bill signed by "Moe Money".
-Editor
Campus police with the University of North Carolina at Greensboro have charged a student in connection with counterfeit currency.
Symone Vannessa Brown, 19, of Charlotte, was charged with one count each of uttering a forged instrument, forgery of instrument and obtaining property by false pretense.
Brown allegedly attempted to buy a gift card at the Walgreens on Spring Garden Street with a counterfeit $100 bill, which ultimately led to the arrest.
UNCG police said $12,882 of counterfeit currency was seized following Brown’s arrest on Tuesday.
Close inspection of one of the counterfeit $100 bills showed the signature on the bill as “Moe Money.”
To read the complete article, see:
UNCG student arrested for counterfeit currency
(myfox8.com/2014/01/22/uncg-student-arrested-for-counterfeit-currency/)
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