The Greater Sudbury Police Service and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have been working collaboratively on numerous complaints of counterfeit Canadian and American Currency, more recently dealing with $50 and $100 bills.
Since December 2007, the following individuals (all from Greater Sudbury) have been charged with uttering counterfeit and / or possession Counterfeit: Brian Burns, 36, Micheal Lepage, 27, Normand Pelletier, 31, Justin Toppazzini, 23, Daniel Carrier, 54, John Harris, 33, and a young person, 17, who cannot be named.
The investigations are continuing and further charges are pending.
Security features to look for in order to confirm genuine Canadian / American bills can be found on the following websites: http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/banknotes or http://www.secretservice.gov/money_detect.shtml
