L.I. Man Accused Of Passing Phony Money For Bail

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Long Island man accused of passing phony money for bail; police say he gave bogus $50 bill

AP

Posted: 2008-04-11 07:52:09

MELVILLE, New York (AP) - Police say it was no surprise a bogus $50 (euro31.50) bill got a Long Island man arrested: He was trying to use it to pay his bail on a traffic charge.

 

The transaction compounded Cyheam Forney's legal problems and landed him in jail.

 

Police say they spotted the 31-year-old Forney making an illegal left turn on Thursday and discovered his license had been suspended.

 

Forney was arrested on a misdemeanor suspended license charge - until officers said he proffered the counterfeit currency as bail money. He was being held early Friday on a felony charge of possessing a forged instrument.

 

No telephone number could be found for Forney at the address police had for him, and they didn't know whether he had a lawyer.

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