A South Carolina prison inmate tried a desperate but bold trick to post bond — handing over a “wad” of counterfeit money to a judge and then telling the official to “keep the change.”
Patrick Alexander, 33, had his bond set at $250 for a trespassing charge, per a March 16 release from the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office.
Alexander then took a wad of what appeared to be money out of his personal property, which had just been returned to him.
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He then reportedly peeled off three $100 bills, handed them to the judge, and said the judge could “keep the change.”
But something was amiss.
“The Judge advised Alexander that he could not keep the change and, while holding the money, noticed the color of the bills appeared unusual,” the release said.
An inmate told a judge to “keep the change” while paying his bond during a hearing
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