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Counterfeiting money is a serious offense in the United States. Not only the individuals who produce the counterfeit bills can be punished according to the law, but those who are somehow involved in any part of creating it or circulating it.

According to the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), being involved in counterfeiting is considered a Class B Felony. The law is very detailed about what should not be done with regards to counterfeiting and forgery. Most people know that if someone is caught producing counterfeit bills is in big trouble, but there is a penalty for other incriminating evidence as well. Here is a basic list of things that you should not do, otherwise you can be fined or imprisoned.

You can be prosecuted if you:

• Are in possession or control of plates, stones, or analog, digital or electronic images or tools used for the purpose of printing any financial obligation or security (bills, coins, money orders, etc …)
• Make any plate, stone, or analog, digital or electronic image used for counterfeiting
• Print, scan, record counterfeit money
• Have possession or control of counterfeit money
• Sell plates, stones, or analog, digital or electronic images or tools used for the purpose of counterfeiting
• Sell counterfeit money
• Possession, forgery of anything similar to materials used to create government securities or financial obligations

The law goes on to explain that individuals are not to change the designs or the printing process in any way unless authorized to do so. You are also not permitted to take any portion of the tools and materials that are used in the printing process, and certainly cannot create any replicas of these things, in whole or in part.

The sentencing for a Class B felony differs from state to state, but counterfeiting probably calls for at least some jail time, maybe 10 years or so, and a hefty fine of thousands of dollars. The best idea is to use real money, and don’t try to create any yourself!

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