Dorchester man sentenced for using bleach, inkjet printer to turn small bills large
The bills — which reportedly caused more than $300,000 in losses around Boston — could even fool counterfeit-detection pens, court documents say.
A Dorchester man was sentenced Tuesday in federal court for using an inkjet printer and bleach to transform small bills into $100s, according to the Department of Justice.
Court documents say Franklin Perry, 53, became a suspect when faux $100 bills started floating around Boston in April 2018. The fake cash reportedly caused more than $300,000 in losses around Boston.
As part of an investigation into the spate of counterfeiting, a federal informant bought 10 of the phony $100 bills from Perry in June 2018, the DOJ said. The fake bills cost 30 cents on the dollar.
Perry reportedly used another $1,000 in fake cash to buy an inkjet printer and other items in July 2018 at stores in Westwood and Wapole.
The bills were apparently made by bleaching $1 and $5 bills and printing over them. This preserves the bills’ security features, according to court documents, so the fakes can’t be detected by counterfeit-finding pens.
An August 2018 raid of Perry’s home turned up five inkjet printers, cleaning solution, bleach, and counterfeit bills.
Perry pleaded guilty in April to one count of dealing in counterfeit currency and two counts of passing and uttering counterfeit obligations of the United States. He was sentenced to 15 months in prison and two years of supervised release.
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