The Christmas season brings out a lot of fakes - Santa's beard, artificial trees and faux diamonds - but sometimes another fake turns up - counterfeit money from those looking to capitalize on the busy season. ...more

December 15, 2009

Since a bogus $20 bill showed up at a toll booth on the Veterans Expressway, toll takers in the Tampa Bay area are recording the license plate of anyone paying with a double sawbuck. ...more

December 11, 2009

Tampa police say they seized nearly 100 counterfeit $20 bills Sunday from a Davie man. ...more

January 5, 2009

Even though he had $2,300 cash on him, a Palmetto man tried to use funny money to pay for services at a strip club, and his scheme backfired, deputies say. ...more

December 15, 2008

An 18-year-old woman is being held on $4,000 bail today after trying to buy gold jewelry with fake $50 bills, police said. ...more

November 16, 2008

TAMPA - A batch of bogus bucks is being passed in the Tampa Bay area, counterfeit $100 and $50 bills that can pass the pen test cashiers frequently use to detect fakes. ...more

July 15, 2008