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Rome Store Owner Arrested For Selling Counterfeit Goods

WIBX — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:30:58 +0000

City of Rome, NY (WIBX) - More than $54,000 of counterfeit goods were seized by state police from a City of Rome store.

2 Uticans Arrested, Found With Counterfeit Money

Branden Block — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 10:34:59 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) - Two Local men were arrested Saturday for trying to pass funny money at a Dunkin Donuts in Utica.

Authorities say 30-year old Jason MacAdoo and 29-year old Marvin Molina tried using counterfeit bills at the Dunkin Donuts on Oneida Street

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Counterfeiting Charges In Utica

Kristine Bellino — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:15:35 +0000

Utica, NY – Utica Police are holding a man and woman on counterfeiting charges. 26-year old Jessica Defeo and 27-year old Joshua Dziura, both of Utica, were allegedly making and using counterfeit currency and are being charged with multiple felony counts. The Utica Police were assisted by the U.S. Secret Service in their investigation. [...]

Griffo Proposes Bill Using Counterfeit Clothes To Help Needy

Gino Geruntino — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:15:20 +0000

Marcy, NY (WIBX) - What happens to counterfeit clothing after police have taken it off the streets? In many cases it's incinerated. But, State Senator Joe Griffo wants to change that.

Griffo is sponsoring legislation aimed at distributing counterfeit merchandise to the needy, once the items have been altered to ensure they are marked as imitations and safe

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Bogus Money Passed to Cabbie

Branden Block — Sun, 01 May 2011 10:48:36 +0000

New Hartford, NY (WIBX) - An 18 year old Bronx man was jailed Saturday after he was arrested for passing a counterfeit $20 bill.

Devonte E. Mealy, of Boynton Ave, Bronx, New York, a student at MVCC, was arrested by New Hartford Police Saturday afternoon after police were alerted that a counterfeit $20 bill had been passed to a cab driver.

The driver told p

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UPD: Search Warrant Uncovered Counterfeit Items, Stolen Weapon

WIBX — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:09:42 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) - Utica police officials say they executed a search warrant today following a lengthy investigation, and arrested 46-year-old Bobby Ross of Utica.

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Police: Man Caught With Bogus Bucks

Townsquare Media — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 21:32:17 +0000

Clinton, NY (WIBX) - A Deansboro man is charged with trying to pass funny money. Police say 46-year-old John Hughes tried to deposit counterfeit money at the drive-thru window at Access Federal Credit Union in Clinton.

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