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A Georgia man is accused of allegedly printing and using counterfeit $100 bills in metro Atlanta and other states.
David Gragg was arrested on several charges, including forgery and possession of tools for the commission of a crime, according to Fox 5 Atlanta.
“We have had many faded bills that have been reprinted to look like $20 bills, but this is the first time $100 bills of this size have been seen,” said John Walters of the Rome Police Department.
A counterfeit $100 bill was first found on Jan. 28 at a coffee shop in Rome, Georgia, police said. Investigators determined the bill was used by Gragg.
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A search warrant was executed at Gragg’s home on February 9, where investigators located counterfeit bills and other items likely used to make the bills.
“In the process of serving the search warrant, we found other counterfeit bills, computers, laptops, printers, scanners, everything you would need to produce more bills,” Walters said.
Gragg’s car has been seen on cameras throughout the metro Atlanta area in recent weeks. Investigators tracked the counterfeit bills in the Atlanta area and other areas, stretching as far as Cincinnati, Ohio.
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“They looked very, very authentic. It took a lot of examination to discover that they were fake,” Walters said.
“Look for all security measures and as long as they are large bills, be attentive,” he added.
The United States Secret Service has taken over the investigation.
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