You’d think somewhere in the counterfeiter’s handbook, there would be a list of places a thief should never try to pass off fake bills.

Apparently, Ronald White has never read that helpful advice. The Camden, NJ, fraudster was arrested for several counts of shoplifting from a Shop-Rite and Burlington Coat Factory. Once he was brought in on the shoplifting charges, Camden police discovered white had several outstanding warrants that spiked his bail to $400.

White had $900 in cash on him, so paying the bail amount wasn’t a problem, aside from one snag — most of it was counterfeit. The majority of the cash was poorly counterfeited $20 bills that appeared to be made with a color copier.

But before judging White, it’s important to note Camden police didn’t discover the bills were fake until the next day, after the counterfeiter had already posted bail and left. Luckily, White returned to the police station the next day, claiming he’d overpaid his bail.

He was quickly thrown back into the slammer, as he didn’t have enough cash (real or otherwise) to cover the $5,000 bail.

Tags: Bail, Counterfeit, Shoplifting