The Brief
- Three Florida men and a woman are accused of creating counterfeit currency and spending it in Martin County.
- Investigators say the counterfeit bills were originally legitimate $10 bills that had been bleached and reprinted to appear as $100 bills.
- Anyone who believes they received one of the counterfeit $100 bills is asked to contact the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.
MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. – An eagle-eyed grocery store clerk in Florida helped bust an organized counterfeit currency scheme, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.
The backstory:
Deputies say the four suspects split up and used counterfeit $100 bills to make small purchases at no fewer than nine different stores in Martin County, defrauding businesses and circulating fake currency throughout the area.…