A Texas grand jury indicted a Union County woman Wednesday after authorities found more than $20,000 in counterfeit cash in her car.
In May 2024, Vanessa Lima-Villantoy was pulled over near Beaumont for a traffic violation, but a sheriff’s deputy grew suspicious when she donned a jacket in 88-degree weather during the stop, according to a News12 report.
The 40-year-old Elizabeth woman allegedly revealed to law enforcement that she had been paid to deliver the fake money to Corpus Christi, though it remains unclear who the recipient was or who paid her. Deputies later discovered the bundles of bills wrapped in paper towels…