$1M bill deposit attempt leads to Iowa man's drug arrest

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Meanwhile here in Iowa

Authorities say a man who tried to deposit what he presented as a $1 million bill has been charged with drug possession in Iowa.

A criminal complaint says Sioux City police officers were called to a Northwest Bank branch Thursday to talk to a man who tried to deposit the bill into his account. The officers asked 33-year-old Dennis Strickland whether he had any more of the bills and that a baggie fell out when he emptied a pocket. The complaint says the baggie contained methamphetamine.

The U.S. Treasury Department says it has never produced a $1 million bill.

I wonder if the bill had an image of Fornicate Face on it?

[Aristus]

1. It is the saving grace of humanity that evil criminal geniuses are largely the product of Hollywood,

while most real-life criminals are, well, criminally stupid.

[Initech]

7. Did you see the movie Masterminds?

That's a true crime movie about some stupid criminals who were, well, truly stupid!

[Eugene]

2. Not the first time this has happened.

The article doesn't say, but I doubt he was clean and sober at the time.

[In_The_Wind]

3. Well duh.

[Frustratedlady]

4. Must have been his brother who forgot to flush the toilet...

before/during/after a robbery and left DNA evidence for the police.

[asiliveandbreathe]

5. And I'll bet he is a trumpster....voter....eom

[steve2470]

6. largest denomination Federal Reserve note ever issued for public circulation was the $10,000 note

The Federal Reserve Board currently issues $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 notes. The largest denomination Federal Reserve note ever issued for public circulation was the $10,000 note.

On July 14, 1969, the Federal Reserve and the Department of the Treasury announced that banknotes in denominations of $500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 would be discontinued due to lack of use. Although they were issued until 1969, they were last printed in 1945.

https://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/currency_12600.htm

Good thing the crook never read this. Good thing most crooks aren't very smart.