Man finds counterfeit $200,000 in recently purchased used car

"Whew! I thought I was rich," says Tye Kuykendall. Then he realized the money was either counterfeit or connected with drugs. He called 911, and the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office came within 15 minutes to collect the stash. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Comments

[Emperor Norton the 1st]

Money that fakes itself doesn't deserve to spend.

[thomas]

Nothing in the story verifies it as being counterfeit.
What trouble could he have gotten in for taking one Ben Franklin to an expert for examination??

[thomas]

@ Romanesko;
Any chance of installing an automatic key option "last" for anything going over 2 pages?

[Krash]

Jeez, no respect for property!
The least the impound guys could have done is
cover the windows!
Stupid people supervised by stupid bosses.
No wonder they only got $400.

[buddy]

"Now, he figures that the prior owner intentionally created the leak to throw off drug-sniffing dogs."

yes, because we all know that gas is like kryptonite to drug dogs.

[Lou Sussler]

I would have tried to determine if it was counterfeit before calling the cops. If the money was real. I would have kept it and not said anything.

The real trick there is to either declare it and pay taxes or be really careful about spending it. You can just as easily go to jail for tax evasion.

[DCer]

Sorry, no, this is a prime example of why it pays to go to the police about these things.

This reminds me of an apocryphal story I heard about someone's neighbor in Jersey City, NJ who had a briefcase full of money that her mafia husband had hidden in their house, but when she finally needed it after his death she opened the case and it was counterfeit.

[Reno]

Found money brings bad luck. And many new toys...

[me2]

Cops there in 15 minutes, not bad for a non-emergency call. If I was him I would have brought one of these pens that stores use to test bills. Maybe the cops are having a good time now?

[Big Kahuna]

I don't understand why I can't complain to 911 when McDonalds gets my sack o' nuggets order wrong.

But it's OK if I find a sack o' cash.

What if I find a sack with half nuggets and half cash? What then?

[twerp]

He should have kept the money and at least got a few lap dances at the local strip club.

[American Veteran]

"the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office came within 15 minutes to collect the stash.'

No shit, dick Tracy.
And, just how little typically gets turned in as evidence?

[lester]

i'm sure the guy figured out it was counterfit before calling the cops. i sure would have. if it wasn't, the cops would surely confiscate it as 'drug' money.

[LimeGreenLizard]

Nice to see you back, Twerp! Hope you're doing better. Sounds like it.

I've given some thought about what I'd do with found money of highly questionable origin. I came to the conclusion that if not counterfeit, it may be bank loot and be all marked bills. My vote is to turn it in, hope it's real and not stolen. Then wait... hoping it gets returned to me. At least then I can sleep at night.