counterfeit currency

Sinclair admitted being involved in the supply of cocaine and heroin, while Fontaine denied all the charges against him, including plotting to supply heroin and possess counterfeit currency.

A Home Depot cashier in Arizona was arrested for swapping almost $400,000 of the store’s money with counterfeit currency he purchased on Amazon, the U.S.

Agents seized $5,000 in counterfeit currency and recovered $5,300 in genuine currency during the arrest, and an additional $22,000 in genuine currency was recovered in a search of Mr. Pineda’s residence.

During his Jan. 31 arrest, Secret Service agents also seized $5,000 in counterfeit currency and recovered $5,300 in genuine currency.

Agents also intercepted 42 shipments of counterfeit designer handbags, watches and jewelry arriving from Hong Kong, called at $3.3 million — along with $4.45 million in counterfeit currency.