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Independence Man Arrested for Using Counterfeit Money in Caney

 

An Independence man was arrested in Caney for using counterfeit money multiple times, and owning a total of $46,000 worth of counterfeit bills.

 

Officers were able to locate the suspect at the Sonic Drive-In. Upon approaching the suspect, and during the arrest, a worker at the Sonic told the officers that the suspect had just used a counterfeit $20 dollar bill to purchase his food.

 

The suspect was identified as 28-year-old Jareel Dungy. He also confessed to a residential burglary in Altoona. Dungy was transported to the Montgomery County Jail on felony theft by deception and counterfeiting charges.

 

Officers with the Caney Police Department will be in contact with the U.S. Secret Service today which handles counterfeiting cases at the federal level.

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