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Teen poker player busted for making counterfeit money
-from pokerlistings.com:
Teen poker player busted for making counterfeit money
9:01 AM, Thursday, May 18, 2006
by Lianne Elias
A Washington County, Ohio, teenager was found guilty of manufacturing and distributing counterfeit money for use in poker games, Marietta Times.com reported. Shanna Lenox, 19, and her ex-boyfriend, Michael Hollingsworth, 26, printed fake $20 bills to use in place of chips in poker games, and ultimately attempted to spend the money at local businesses.
Lennox claims she was not aware Hollingsworth attempted to pass the bills in public, insisting she thought they were strictly for home games with friends.
When Assistant Washington County Prosecutor Susan Vessels asked Lennox, "Why go through all this trouble (to make fake bills) just to play poker? Wouldn't poker chips or change have been a lot easier?" Lennox said she didn't like change and had no poker chips.
She will be sentenced on June 9 by Washington County Common Pleas Judge Ed Lane. Hollingsworth is being charged separately.
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