TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a string of reported counterfeit bills in Johns Pass.
“The currency pen didn’t work; normal cash management protocols didn’t work,” said Captain Dylan Hubbard, owner of Hubbard’s Marina. “Later on, once things slowed down and we had a little bit more time to pay attention, and it was pretty clear that we had some questionable money on our hands.”
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He said he and his fellow business owners have security videos of two people visiting each of their shops and using fake $20 bills to pay for things or make change.
“These are businesses that are reeling from the hurricane last year, and they’re smaller operations with a lot of overhead and very minimal margins, so it definitely hurts,” Hubbard said…