Post by Libyan Sibyl on Nov 29, 2007 14:59:52 GMT -5
THE LIGHTER SIDE: Man tries to deposit fake $1M bill
A South Carolina bank teller had a million reasons to deny this transaction. Police say a man tried to open an account with a $1 million bill, which does not exist. The teller refused and called police while the man started to curse at bank workers, said Aiken County Sheriff's spokesman Lt. Michael Frank.
Alexander D. Smith, 31, of Augusta, Ga., was charged with disorderly conduct and two counts of forgery, Frank said.
The second forgery charge came after investigators learned Smith bought several cartons of cigarettes from a nearby grocery store with a stolen check, Frank said.
Smith was being held at the Aiken County jail Wednesday, and bail was set at $257. Deputy public defender Kelley Perkins Brown said she did not yet know whether her office would represent Smith.
The Associated Press
www.njbiz.com/daily.asp?eDate=11/29/2007&rzid=81&tzid=77#72575
A South Carolina bank teller had a million reasons to deny this transaction. Police say a man tried to open an account with a $1 million bill, which does not exist. The teller refused and called police while the man started to curse at bank workers, said Aiken County Sheriff's spokesman Lt. Michael Frank.
Alexander D. Smith, 31, of Augusta, Ga., was charged with disorderly conduct and two counts of forgery, Frank said.
The second forgery charge came after investigators learned Smith bought several cartons of cigarettes from a nearby grocery store with a stolen check, Frank said.
Smith was being held at the Aiken County jail Wednesday, and bail was set at $257. Deputy public defender Kelley Perkins Brown said she did not yet know whether her office would represent Smith.
The Associated Press
www.njbiz.com/daily.asp?eDate=11/29/2007&rzid=81&tzid=77#72575