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Lakeland man is arrested for counterfeiting and forgery

Posted at 4:10 PM, Oct 11, 2018
and last updated 2018-10-11 16:19:29-04

A Lakeland man was arrested for warrants related to counterfeiting and forgery on Wednesday.

The Naples Police Department Crime Suppression Team conducted a traffic stop as part of an investigation on counterfeit currency, and found that 36-year-old Jeffrey Forget had 19 counterfeit one hundred-dollar bills in his possession, police said. 

According to investigators, he also had 37 one-dollar bills that had been chemically destroyed along with an inkjet printer and bill washing chemicals.

Police said Forget was charged for his outstanding warrants, possession of 10 or more forged bills, making or possessing instruments for forging bills, damaging bank bills along with more.