ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – Deputies in St. Johns County are investigating after they said someone used counterfeit money at a school book fair.
It happened Thursday at Otis Mason Elementary School off Mason Manatee Way.
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Deputies said an employee at the school was counting money from the event when she came across a bill that felt "different" from the rest of the money.
Investigators said the employee swiped the bill with a counterfeit marker, and sure enough it was fake.
Deputies said it was a fake $10 bill, which qualifies as a third-degree felony.
Anyone with any information about the case is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 888-277-TIPS.