GREENSBURG, Pa. – A store clerk at a woman’s clothing store was fooled by a fake $200 bill, despite several dead giveaways on the currency, including President Bush’s picture and the serial number DUBYA4U2001.
Police on Wednesday charged Deborah Trautwine, 51, with theft by deception for allegedly passing the bogus bill at the Fashion Bug store on Aug. 22.
There is no such denomination, with or without Bush’s picture.
Police didn’t say how much change the clerk handed over to the woman.
In addition to Bush’s picture, the bill didn’t bear the signature of the secretary of the treasury. Instead, it was “signed” by Ronald Reagan, whose title was “Political Mentor,” and by Bush’s father, who is listed as “Campaign Advisor and Mentor.”
The back of the bill was even goofier.
It depicted the White House with several signs erected on the lawn, including those reading “We Like Broccoli” and “USA Deserves a Tax Cut.”
Trautwine’s mother said she wasn’t available for comment.
This wasn’t the first time a fake $200 ‘Bush’ bill has been accepted by a cashier. In September 2003, a man passed one at a grocery store in North Carolina to pay for $150 worth of food and was given $50 in change, according to the Smoking Gun Web site.
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