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Atmore Man Arrested With $1K In Counterfeit Cash
February 14, 2016
An Atmore man was arrested this weekend with about $1,000 in fake cash.
Robert Edward Lowery, 34, was arrested by Atmore Police and charged with possession of a forged instrument. He was booked into the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton.
Lowery was discovered with about $1,000 in fake $20 bills at a Kangaroo convenience store on Highway 31 in Atmore after police were tipped off by a store clerk. Police said the $20 bills all had the same serial number and were not cut to a uniform size.
Anyone that believes they may have received any of the counterfeit cash or that may information on the case is asked to call the Atmore Police Department at (251) 368-9141 or their local law enforcement agency.
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8 Responses to “Atmore Man Arrested With $1K In Counterfeit Cash”
In related news, the fed has printed about $3.5T in the past few years.
It’s the same as being charged with “dealing in stolen property” you “should have known” that is an actual line in the law books. You could buy something from Walmart if it turns out to have been stolen and then sold by Walmart you would be guilty of dealing in stolen property. So moral of this story ? Buy a counterfeit detector and check all your cash before accept it. That is literally the only way to protect yourself from counterfeiters and your government.
I got a fake $20 a month ago at the Burger king in Cantonment.
CONTEMPLATING:
” charged with possession of a forged instrument. ”
The danger implied by that charge, is that those who unknowingly accept forgeries are guilty just as much as those who know and are intentionally passing off counterfeit cash as real.
Of course, it’s hard to know for certain, so this way they don’t have to prove the counterfeiter knew it was counterfeit. I would just hate to be arrested for being too trusting.
David for sound money
If he is in atmore he probably tried to get rid of some of it at the casino.
Now if he just changes the # and cuts them uniform he’ll fool them next time!
Make sure his bail is paid by check, not cash.
Rocket scientist!