Payoff from $1 million bill is forgery charge<\/p>\n
According to the report, when the clerk was handed the bogus bill, she called over store manager Marshall Hunt who immediately recognized the bill as a fake. Apparently unfazed by the setback, Pike then allegedly tried to pay for the items with two Wal-Mart gift cards that had a combined total worth of $2.32. Still $1,598 short, Pike reportedly then asked Hunt if he could cash the bill, which the manager quickly refused to do.<\/p>\n Counterfeiting is a generations-old practice that has become harder to detect in recent years with advances in computer design and printing technology. A threat to national security???? Give me a friggin' break! The biggest threat to US security are all the dumbasses south of the canadian border…<\/p>\n Original link here: http:\/\/www.citizenonline.net\/citizen\/archive\/article3A17C437A15D4A0FB28ECDFCECD59647.asp<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Payoff from $1 million bill is forgery charge Heres a quick tip: If you are going to try and pass off fake money, you might want to first think about using a denomination that is actually made by the U.S. Treasury Department. Ranked by officers of the Covington Police Department (CPD) as of one of…<\/p>\nHeres a quick tip: If you are going to try and pass off fake money, you might want to first think about using a denomination that is actually made by the U.S. Treasury Department. Ranked by officers of the Covington Police Department (CPD) as of one of biggest boneheaded moves ever, a Porterdale woman allegedly tried to pay for more than $1,600 in merchandise at the Covington Wal-Mart Friday with a $1 million bill. While using counterfeit money is a serious crime that carries stiff penalties, CPD officers interviewed couldnt help but laugh and shake their heads in amazement.<\/p>\n
\nIn this case, however, the fake bill was easy to detect, mainly because a $1 million bill has never been produced. According to the Treasury Departments Web site, the infamous $1 million dollar was created in 1982 when a Canadian firm began to sell the note for $1 as a collectors item. In fact, the fake bill created such a stir that the Secret Service actually investigated the case as a possible threat to national security.<\/quote><\/p>\n