A man from Missouri was arrested Monday evening in Clarinda, for allegedly passing counterfeit U-S currency. Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers reports 32-year-old Max William Shafer IV, of Maryville, MO., was arrested in the 200 block of W. Main Street in Clarinda, at around 7-p.m. He allegedly passed the fake money at various local businesses from April 3rd through the 5th.

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Shafer was arrested without incident and held in the Page County Jail on $15,000 bond. An investigation into the incidents continues. Reports have been forwarded to the Page County Attorney’s Office for review, and the filing of formal charges. Reports were also sent to the United States Secret Service, for their review.