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Martin County Sheriff's Office arrests 4 people accused of using counterfeit money locally
MARTIN COUTNY — Martin County Sheriff's Office detectives arrested four people in a counterfeit money spending spree, according to sheriff's officials June 6.
The people went from store to store offloading the counterfeit bills, a lot of which the Sheriff's Office was able to retrieve, according to sheriff's spokesperson Christine Christofek.
She said the agency's criminal investigations division was able to track the people down.
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The counterfeit cash was used at these businesses: two Publix stores, Walgreens, Office Depot, Rack Room Shoes, twice at Home Depot, twice at Lowe's, and twice at Aldi, according to Christofek.
She said the people also attempted to use the counterfeit money at Walmart and Ollie's Bargain Outlet.
This story will be updated after a Sheriff's Office news conference this afternoon about the arrests.
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This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Four arrested after counterfeit money spending spree in Martin County
