Teen poker player busted for making counterfeit money

[Midnight Rose]

-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.

[Wedge Rock]

They should be charged with being idiots too...

[_GUN_]

Counterfeiting money, playing poker....I bet she's a fox.

[boondocker96]

Originally Posted by _GUN_

Counterfeiting money, playing poker....I bet she's a fox.

lol....no doubt.

[Brewster]

Playing poker without chips?!?!?!? That is a crime in itself. Book em Danno!

[Wylecoyo]

Boy I am glad you posted this, I was planning on using a big chunk of the $250K in trophy money jldecarlo and I got off of Ebay as a down-payment on the house my wife and I are hoping to buy this weekend. Probably saved me a bunch of hassle, but now what do I do?

This ranks right up there with my sister-in-law calling the bank and telling them she wouldn't be making any more car payments because she blew the engine in the car by never having the oil changed. She couldn't understand why she had to pay for the car if she couldn't drive it anymore. Did I mention she was almost 30 years old and a high school graduate at the time?

[CaptLego]

Originally Posted by 4aces

-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.
.

Let that be a lesson to all:

Buy poker chips
or go to jail.

[rolandshoffinc]

They spent more money on the ink for the printer than it would cost for cheap chips.
Not to mention attorney fees. I bet the attorneys can now afford to buy nice clay chips with money they are making in litigation

[7thSeat]

Agree totally, playing poker with no chips??? Is that possible?!?!

Never the less that was a pretty stupid bluff. They should have seen the reraise comming.

[Colquhoun]

When I was in college, we didn't have chips either. We used peanuts...or pennies...or whatever. Although, I think making fake money to represent chips that represent real money is kinda funny. Next is the story that Faux Clays used to represent fake money that represent clay chips that represent real money!