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A man earned his living by exchanging fake dollars

March 24, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) detained a man who earned his living by exchanging fake dollars. On average, from June 2016 to date, he exchanged around $ 500 a week.

The suspect, surnamed Sanabria, operated in the center of the country and bought different items with $ 20 and $ 50 bills.

According to Joselyne Gutiérrez, head of the OIJ’s Anti-Corruption Fraud Unit, the man had records on this crime and important evidence was found in two raids conducted in La Uruca.

crhoy.com

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