Article: WOMAN NETS FORGERY CHARGE AFTER EFFORT TO PASS FAKE BILL.(FRONT)

SHEBOYGAN (AP) -- A 21-year-old woman's reported attempt to pass a counterfeit $20 bill at a gas station was foiled when the clerk realized it was blank on one side.

Leah R. Jarolimek of Cedar Grove was charged with a felony count of forgery following her failed attempt to buy chips and cigarettes, according to a complaint filed Friday in Sheboygan County Circuit Court.

Jarolimek handed to the clerk her driver's license -- to prove she was old enough to buy cigarettes -- and the bill early Wednesday morning, according to the complaint. The cashier told police the bill was placed face up on the counter, but it felt suspicious when she picked it up, the complaint said.

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