Three Men Arrested for Counterfeit Money

On August 31, 2008, Ocean City Police were alerted by a “Jolly Roger Pier Amusements” game operator that a man had just attempted to pay for a game using a counterfeit $50 bill.

Officers responded to the area and with the cooperation of “Jolly Roger Pier Amusements” employees and management were able to locate the male and his associates.
During the investigation, OCPD Officers identified three suspects involved in the counterfeit scam as: David Lee Bailey, (23) years of age, Antonie Carlos North, (19) years of age and Marquise Deandre Young, (18) years of age all of Washington, DC.
Officers recovered over $900 in counterfeit U.S. Currency in denominations of $20’s and $50’s.

Officers noted the $20 bills displayed one of two serial numbers: GI 77900385 A and
G177900385 A. The $50 bills displayed serial numbers: GB 17468396 A and EL 14000368 A.

All three men were arrested and charged with Possessing/Issuing Forged Currency.
All three suspects appeared before an Ocean City District Court Commissioner. Each of the suspects was released after posting individual secure bonds in the amount of $3500.

All Ocean City businesses are asked to please take a few extra minutes to examine large denominations of money. Be particularly vigilant when large denominations are used to pay for low cost items. Do not solely rely on the “counterfeit identification pen” to detect counterfeit bills. Pay attention to watermarks, serial numbers and print quality of the bill.

Every year the public is victimized by the counterfeiting of United States currency and other U.S. obligations. Please carefully examine the money you receive.
The United States Secret Service web site (www.secretservice.gov) is a good source for information regarding the various types of unique identification and currency authentication marks for all U. S. Currency.