Posted 06/04/2010 07:14 am
Wd, I am not sure if you have watched a show on CNBC (American Greed series) called Funny Money (Episode 31). It was about a guy in LA cranking out $100 bills and how who he was busted. It's worth while watching and I not sure if there is an archive somewhere on the net. Scroll down on this link http://www.cnbc.com/id/18057119
One of the main reasons for the redesigned $100 is that the secret service thinks there is a foreign govt / entity involved in printing counterfeit US currency as the entity seems to have gotten their hands on the printing equipment similar to the BEP. The thinking behind this is that the equipment BEP uses is very expensive and small time operators could not afford it. Ergo, this is where the foreign govt theory comes in.
The guy in LA was using off the shelf items from various stores and surfaced his 100's through the underground / cash economy in LA and according to the secret service was one of the best.
Peace
One of the main reasons for the redesigned $100 is that the secret service thinks there is a foreign govt / entity involved in printing counterfeit US currency as the entity seems to have gotten their hands on the printing equipment similar to the BEP. The thinking behind this is that the equipment BEP uses is very expensive and small time operators could not afford it. Ergo, this is where the foreign govt theory comes in.
The guy in LA was using off the shelf items from various stores and surfaced his 100's through the underground / cash economy in LA and according to the secret service was one of the best.
Peace
