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Cops: woman laundered fake money at outlet mall
Updated: Wednesday, 07 Dec 2011, 2:22 PM EST
Published : Wednesday, 07 Dec 2011, 2:21 PM EST
Clinton, Conn. (WTNH) - A woman was arrested after using counterfeit bills to pay for goods at a strip mall.
Eileen Rivera, 22, was arrested and charged with forgery and larceny on December 6 as she was shopping at the Clinton Crossing Outlet Center.
According to police, Rivera was working with a counterfeiting group from Peru and New York city.
Rivera was purchasing items between $15 and $20 from stores and paying the clerk with a fake $100 bill. By doing this, she was laundering the fake money, and receiving goods and real cash change in exchange.
The New Rochelle resident was held on a $75,000 and is scheduled to appear before the Middletown Superior Court on December 7.
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