Crime & Safety
Woman Produced Counterfeit Money With Home Printer; Mother-in-Law Tipped Off Cops
Kelli McClain told arresting deputies she passed the bills off at a local supermarket and gas station because she needed money for food.
A 44-year-old Land O’ Lakes woman was busted for forging U.S. currency.
Kelli McClain of Roundview Court printed out counterfeit bills on an HP printer inside her home and passed them off at a local supermarket and gas station, according to a Pasco County Sheriff’s Office report.
Authorities said they were tipped off to the fake bills by McClain’s mother-in-law. McClain allegedly told deputies she needed money for food.
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McClain was arrested Friday, July 12 and taken to Land O’ Lakes Detention Center. She was later released on $5,000 bond.
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