The Washington area has been hit hard by counterfeiters who are converting $5 bills into $100 bills, the U.S. Secret Service said Monday.
The funny-money makers are bleaching out Abraham Lincolns, then reprinting the bills with Benjamin Franklins, said Todd Kreisher, assistant special agent in charge at the Washington field office.
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