Bogus Bills Bring Strict Security

Berry says some of the accused didn't appear to realize the seriousness of their crime, so add ignorance of currency law to the list of reasons for maintaining vigilant copier security.

"I think one of [the accused] had a pretty good idea of what he was doing," Berry claimed. "But two of them were pretty naive about what they had gotten themselves into. They thought it very much like a college prank. I don't think they understood when they were finally caught out that they were facing some fairly serious jail-time. 'Oh, first offense—slap on the wrist.' That may be the case for a lot of things, but not for currency violations."