On May 9th four counterfeit $100.00 bills were passed at the Bellevue Wal-Mart in exchange for merchandise. Three of the four bills had the same Serial Number. Upon examination of the security strip it was noted that they read “ten” instead of the correct “one hundred”.
One of the counterfeit $100.00 bills was identified to have Serial Number KL05680898A. Records check identified a history of 286 occasions documenting the discovery of this counterfeit bill from 12-12-19 to 04-01-20. Records show that this bill was passed at retail locations in MD, MI, DC, IL, MN, TX, OH, IN, RI, NC, PA, NV and WI (Elkhorn on 02-21-20).
Three of the four counterfeit $100.00 bills had the same Serial Number of KD08379109A. Records check identified a history of 230 occasions documenting the discovery of this counterfeit bill from 12-02-19 to 03-12-20. Records show that this bill was passed at retail locations in DC, NV, MD, IL, MN, MO, IN, DE, PA, OH, CA, MI, NJ, TX and WI. Wisconsin cities include Elkhorn (02-04-20), Kenosha (01-10-20) and Menominee Falls (01-03-20, 12-06-19 and 12-03-19).
The aforementioned information is not intended to be all-inclusive. Intelligence suggests a criminal organization operating outside of WI is responsible for manufacturing the counterfeit currency. This Crime Alert is being sent statewide as it appears that counterfeit bills are being passed in numerous locations around WI and US. It has also been learned that Law Enforcement agencies in North East WI have reported numerous recent reports of counterfeit $100.00 bills and investigators are working to determine if there is any connection between these cases. Lastly, this Crime Alert is intended to provide awareness to retailers as to methods used by the offenders to pass counterfeit currency, specifically using “washed” $10.00 bills to manufacture counterfeit $100.00 bills. This method allows for the counterfeit bills to have sufficient security features that would hold up during a cursory examination by the merchant at the point of sale. If anyone has information about this offender and/or criminal organization please contact the Brown County Sheriff’s Office (Sgt. Roman Aronstein).
If anyone has information concerning this case, please call the Brown County Sheriff’s Office at 920-448-4230. Callers can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward by contacting Green Bay Area Crime Stoppers by phone at #920-432-7867, through their website at 432stop.com, or by downloading the P3 tip app through Google Play or the App Store.
