Three young suspects were taken into custody for counterfeit currency in Central Florida.
Detectives assigned to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Economic Crimes Unit detained three suspects for possessing counterfeit currency.
Detectives started an inquiry when local business owners in John’s Pass complained that two people were transferring counterfeit currency. The two individuals, later identified as 18-year-old James Perry and 19-year-old Benjamin Warshowsky, went into the Spice & Tea Exchange at 110 129th Avenue East in Madeira Beach and asked the staff to break four twenty-dollar bills…