(AP) — Do you have change for a million-dollar bill?
Police say a North Carolina man insisted his million-dollar note was real when he was buying $476 worth of items at a Walmart.
Investigators told the Winston-Salem Journal that 53-year-old Michael Fuller tried to buy a vacuum cleaner, a microwave oven and other items. Store employees called police after his insistence that the bill was legitimate, and Fuller was arrested.
The largest bill in circulation is $100. The government stopped making bills of up to $10,000 in 1969.
Fuller was charged with attempting to obtain property by false pretense and uttering a forged instrument. He is in jail on a $17,500 bond, and it isn’t clear if he has an attorney. He is scheduled to be in court Tuesday.
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cyclops
Dec. 31, 2011 at 10:52pmIf it has Harry Reid’s face on it, the I’ll believe it is authentic………..LMAO!!!!!!
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Zpro
Dec. 31, 2011 at 11:44pmGood one.
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db321
Jan. 1, 2012 at 1:34amCan’t post still Laughing!
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4xeverything
Jan. 1, 2012 at 7:15amI kinda believe that this guy really did think the bill was real. The qeustion is, what did he do to earn it, or what did he sell?
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TomFerrari
Jan. 1, 2012 at 8:14amHe can make bail, no problem!
As long as the jail has change for a $1,000,000.00 bill!
Of course, if the “federal” reserve bank keeps printing money and monetizing our debt, they will have to START printing $1,000,000.00 bills!
Loaf of bread? $50,000.00.
Gallon of gas? $72,000.00
I just hope nobody is on a fixed income, or they’ll only be able to buy a chicken bone for their $1,000 social security income.
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demint.disciple
Jan. 1, 2012 at 8:32amI mean, even if they did make them and it was real did the idiot really think that walmart or any mart for that matter could cover the change ? Some people are really touched in the head..
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MangoT21
Jan. 1, 2012 at 12:39pmYou sure you don’t mean geitner?
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NOBAMA201258
Jan. 1, 2012 at 1:23pmDo they have million dollar food stamps yet?
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concealled9mms
Dec. 31, 2011 at 10:52pmyep walmart shopper nothing more to say
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Detroit paperboy
Jan. 1, 2012 at 5:30amIt had Obama’s picture on it, and by the time this commie SOB IS DONE we are gonna need to issue a one million dollar bill… And thats just for a damn loaf of bread….
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Choctaw25
Jan. 1, 2012 at 8:20amCan’t understand why everyone knocks a Walmart shopper??????? Does it have to be a union shop for you to buy in?
I can afford to shop anywhere I damn well please, but why would I shop somewhere that has it’s prices inflated to double the MSRP, the clerks are a bunch of whiny yankee liberals, who know nothing about the product they are selling, and if they are not on their union negotiated 2 hr. break.
If I need something real quick and want it to be available when I get there, not have to wait two weeks until it is ordered, I pop into Walmart.
Just in case you aren’t smart enough to figure it out, nothing from Walmart shoppers rubs off.
Plus why do you carry a wimpy 9MM, be a real man and carry a 45 ACP. If you are going to carry, then man up and carry a real gun.
Gotta go, I’m off to Walmart to pick up some food items at a great price. That’s how I got all the green backs, shopping smart.
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Armed Patriot
Jan. 1, 2012 at 12:01pmChoctaw25… could not agree more on the 9mm. It has only a 50% stopping power probability against a determined attacker.
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moomaw10
Jan. 1, 2012 at 12:04pmI’m a walmart shopper an hate to be lumped into a catagory like that…..Why do some people think all walmart shoppers are losers? I’d rather give my money to the non-union stores… At least they hire real people that need an appreciate a JOB…JMO
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ohiochili
Jan. 1, 2012 at 1:17pmGosh conceal..I could hear snobby sniffling from here…
If it wasn’t for the dollar stores and Wal Mart, I couldn’t afford a lot of things I need. You see, I lost my job, and do not choose to exist on the taxpayer dime. At 57, just try to find a full-time job…So I have 2 part-time jobs.
Stupid does not restrict itself to any particular income level.
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NOBAMA201258
Jan. 1, 2012 at 1:31pmDoes Walmart sell anything not made in China?
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oldironsides
Dec. 31, 2011 at 10:45pmand he had made such a killing selling his mother in law’s gold and diamond jewelry
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demint.disciple
Jan. 1, 2012 at 8:40am@Choctaw25.. Why would you even take offense to that statement ? I shop at walmart all the time and it didn’t bother me one bit. I know how I act in and out of public, always respectful of others because that is the way I want to be treated..
What is wrong, low self esteem that you think you will be lumped into the stereotype of the typical walmart shopper ? For that you have to have an IQ of no more than 55 and the skin color of chocolate.. Do you fit that description ? If not then the comment shouldn’t have even phased you ..
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Choctaw25
Jan. 1, 2012 at 11:58am@DEMINT.DISCIPLE; No offense was taken in the statement, just a valid observation from a retired wealthy white senior citizen, who spent 33 yrs. as an 06 (know what that is, being sarcastic) SFer 1 zero in Nam and a Mensa tested IQ above 145. Sold an 85M a year business and retired to Demint territory. So I don’t fit your jump to conclusions theory. You are exactly the point I was making, people making assumptions of someone as being stupid if they shop Walmart. That is the very valid observation I was pointing out and you reinforced my theory. Too many people sit in quick judgement of others, that they have no knowledge of who they are or what they stand for.
Look at what the good old white boy Republicans in Demint territory are doing to try and make Gov. Haley look bad. She’s better than ANY of the options we had at election time. But, they are bound and determined to teach the little uppity B****, who stole the election from one of them, a lesson in good ole white boy South Carolina politics.
They are going to sue her for requesting the lazy A** democrat public sector employees to have an upbeat response when answering the telephone when you call State Gov. offices. Is that all the elected officials here in SC have to think about?
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Pat Alexander
Dec. 31, 2011 at 10:05pmI’ve seen this in the news before. Some woman tried to use one at another Walmart a while back and they arrested her too.
The amazing thing is the police take this seriously and actually arrest them – when these people are obviously mentally ill.
Sad….
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demint.disciple
Jan. 1, 2012 at 8:44amSAD ? umm the law is the law .. Liberals think that stopping illegals from coming into the country from fence jumping ( if there was one ) is sad so what do you say about that ? No im not trying to compare mental retardation to illegal aliens just giving an analogy..
The guy was breaking the law he SHOULD be arrested, the court will place him where he needs to be..
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Just A Private
Jan. 1, 2012 at 1:13pm@Demint,
It is also against the law to use a product not for its intended purpose, last week i cleaned permanent marker off a wall with …..hair spray!!!! Should I turn myself in for breaking the law.
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Pat Alexander
Jan. 1, 2012 at 2:11pmYeah D/D, The law is the law. Take him away. Perhaps a stint in the stockade will straighten him right up. No person with even a few working brain cells could take this seriously enough to arrest this poor dummy.
In local news: OSHA has shut down a small foundry here that has been in business for almost 200 years. 30 more people out of good jobs. And all the castings they made will now be made in China.
Well, I cut the tag off of my mattress last week. I guess Big Sis will be coming for me soon…..
Welcome to Obama’s America.
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flatbroke
Dec. 31, 2011 at 10:01pmA one million dollar bill, hey i want one! happy New year 2012!
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seeker9
Dec. 31, 2011 at 10:37pmI have 2 for sale! Made them myself so I know they are good. (Joking, of course).
Happy New Year!
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db321
Jan. 1, 2012 at 1:40amYea – a 1 Million Dollar Bill and 6 Bucks will get you a cup of coffee at Starbucks.
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idarusskie
Jan. 1, 2012 at 9:01amI remember an old movie where Gary grant is a homeless guy in England. These rich guys give him a million pound note and stand back to watch the circus when he tied to pay for everything. The thing is no one ever required him to break the bill but still gave him everything.
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idarusskie
Jan. 1, 2012 at 9:07amsorry that’s Gregory Peck and the million pound note. Dang no edit button.
http://www.film4.com/reviews/1953/the-million-pound-note
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Censored_by_the_Illuminati
Dec. 31, 2011 at 10:00pm……………but officer, it has to be a legal bill, it has Obama’s picture right there on the front.
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tharpdevenport
Dec. 31, 2011 at 10:02pm“In Marx We Trust”
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USAMEDIC3008
Dec. 31, 2011 at 10:04pmI have a sex dollar bill that has
Bill clinton picture on it..
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starman70
Jan. 1, 2012 at 10:32am@USAMEDIC3008: Did your six dollar bill also have Monica”s picture on the opposite side or was she included along with Bill?
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tzion
Dec. 31, 2011 at 9:48pmConsidering few cash registers have more than $1000 in them on a good day, how did he expect Walmart to give him change?
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RepubliCorp
Dec. 31, 2011 at 11:09pmObama has no problem with trillions….A million is nothing, pocket lent
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tharpdevenport
Dec. 31, 2011 at 9:44pmI’m not sure what’s more absurd, that he thought he could just whip that out, or that people with that kind of money use that kind of money at Wal-Mart, or that he would need that much for about $500 work of good, or that he even remotely thought ANY Wal-Mart store carried that much in chage any day, even during Christmas. He’s either god to be high, or a combination of the liberal schooling system.
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Grapeknutz
Dec. 31, 2011 at 9:35pmAfter 2014 that’s what it will take to buy a loaf of bread
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Stoic one
Dec. 31, 2011 at 9:06pmHaha! he is a time traveler from 2016; the constitutional end of the potus’s term – IF he wins in 2012. This is what our money will look like then.
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KickinBack
Dec. 31, 2011 at 8:58pmWhat cracked me up was that it was at Wal-Mart!
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progressiveslayer
Dec. 31, 2011 at 9:45pmI know who would of thought? They are different it always looks like a scene at the star trek bar.
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Darla_K
Dec. 31, 2011 at 8:51pmUnreal. Did this guy think he would skate out the door with his change? LMOL
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dealer@678
Dec. 31, 2011 at 9:43pmYea , with a 900 thousand dollar bill and a whole bunch of 5 thousands
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jas0707
Dec. 31, 2011 at 8:49pmIf the Blaze starts reporting on all the crazy loons it will have no room for what is important.
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Whimcycle
Jan. 1, 2012 at 12:38amI beg to differ. I am sure they will always have room for stories about Congress!
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NC
Dec. 31, 2011 at 8:43pm“The customer allegedly shopped at the Lowes Boulevard Walmart in Lexington, N.C., picking up a vacuum cleaner, a microwave oven and other products, which came to a total of $476.
When he whipped out his payment, he handed the cashier a $1 million bill, and said it was real.
Store personnel called the police after the man insisted of the bill’s legitimacy…
There has never been a $1 million currency, the highest bill on record was printed was for $100,000 and was used from Dec. 19, 1934 through Jan. 9, 1935. This bill was not put into general circulation, but only used between Federal Reserve districts.
Currently the $100 is the largest bill in circulation as government discontinued large bills such as $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 bills back in 1969 as these monies were not commonly used by the public.
Seems million-dollar frauds are not as uncommon as you’d think. Earlier in the month a donor tried to pass a fake $1 million bill in a Salvation Army kettle, and this past summer a Pennsylvania man was charged with trying to use a fake $1 million bill to purchase marijuana.”
Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/317043#ixzz1iAOBlCbq
Lexington is known as the BBQ capital of North Carolina. Speaking of BBQ, Rick Perry compared NC BBQ to road kill. He’ll never win NC in the primary…if he is still in the race.
NC (prefers GA BBQ himself)
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Rats56
Dec. 31, 2011 at 9:48pmNC how you get from a 2011 fake money story to a 1992 Rick Perry BBQ story is amazing.
I doubt the 15 electoral votes from North Carolina will have any effect on the next election.
But speaking of BBQ the best is from Luling, Texas. Just so happens that Rick Perry is from Texas.
NC BBQ did not even make the top 10 list!
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chips1
Jan. 1, 2012 at 7:03pmHe probably took 1,000,000 and divided by Obama’s IQ. Then subtracted Michelle’s weight which equaled to 1992. Then he….
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mokustrukus
Dec. 31, 2011 at 8:38pmI would have deposited it,then spent it with $100 bills…duh?
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FreedomWitness
Dec. 31, 2011 at 8:38pmWith the change he got back from WALMART he can easily make bail.
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JP4JOY
Dec. 31, 2011 at 8:29pmSince the FED isn’t prosecuted for making “funny money” why should he be charged? The FED is just printing money without authority isn’t that the same thing? He should have used a smaller denomination like $1,000.00, probably would have gotten change back.LOL
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Frogginit
Dec. 31, 2011 at 8:27pmWell I’ll just be damned if that don’t ruin my new year. I got one of them for Christmas and was going to cash it in Tuesday. SON OF A B****
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gothope
Dec. 31, 2011 at 8:26pmWhose face was in it Bernake?
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BOMUSTGO
Jan. 1, 2012 at 10:02amBernie Madeoff!
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qpwillie
Dec. 31, 2011 at 8:21pm“He is in jail on a $17,500 bond,”
I want to pay my bond. Can you break a twenty thousand?
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dealer@678
Dec. 31, 2011 at 8:48pmThats funny willie. lol
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watashbuddyfriend
Dec. 31, 2011 at 8:16pmShow me the money!
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BlondeFrenzy
Dec. 31, 2011 at 8:06pmHe’s just ahead of the curve. Pretty soon his $100,000.00 bill will only buy a vacuum and a microwave. He’ll be lucky to get a candy bar and a coke with it!
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scuba13
Dec. 31, 2011 at 8:10pmIt was Encinom.
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GadsdenPatriot
Dec. 31, 2011 at 8:05pmHe’s merely anticipating Obama’s inflation from line to register.
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Stopit
Dec. 31, 2011 at 7:35pmMark Twain anyone?
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MeteoricLimbo
Dec. 31, 2011 at 7:34pmSounds like Mr. Fuller needs a screw driver and some loc-tite
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AmericanStrega
Dec. 31, 2011 at 9:40pmBaa,ha,haaaaa! That was funny!
Happy New Year!
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