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NW IA woman arrested for allegedly passing fake $50 bills

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June 18th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Sac City Police Department reports a woman was arrested Saturday night for allegedly passing fake $50 bills at a convenience store. Police were called at around 10:13-p.m. to the Crossroads convenience store for a report of a female subject passing a counterfeit bill. The investigation determined that the suspect, 43-year old Julie McManigal, of Alta, attempted to pay for merchandise with a counterfeit 50 dollar bills.

Crossroads employee used a counterfeit money detector pen to determine that the bill was counterfeit along with visually observing foreign language printed on the bill.  McManigal was arrested and booked into the Sac County Jail for Forgery, a class D Felony. Her cash bond was set at $5,000.

Photos from the Sac City PD Facebook page