Man Arrested at Bank, with Fake $1M Bill
A man walked into a bank in Augusta, Ga. He asked to open an account, and handed the teller a $1 million bill. The teller thought something seemed strange, and refused. The man started to curse at the teller, which earned him a disorderly conduct charge on top of two counts of forgery.
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RENEE MONTAGNE, host:
For today's last word in business, we have the story of one man who could use some financial education. This really happened. A man walked into a bank in Augusta, Georgia. He asked to open an account and handed the teller a million dollar bill. The teller thought something seemed strange and refused. The man started to curse at the teller, which earned him a disorderly conduct charge on top of two counts of forgery. If you haven't guessed yet, the Federal government has never printed a million dollar bill.
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