Man Tries To Pass Fake $1 Million Bill

(NewsCore) - A North Carolina man is facing criminal charges after trying to pass a counterfeit $1 million bill at a Walmart store.

Michael Anthony Fuller, 53, was being held in jail on $17,500 bond Friday night, the Winston-Salem Journal reported. He is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday.

His arrest warrant says he picked out $476 worth of purchases at a Walmart in Lexington, N.C., on Nov. 17. At the cash register he then attempted to pay the cashier with the phony $1 million bill.

Store employees called police, who arrested Fuller. He was charged with felony counts of attempting to obtain property by false pretense and uttering a forged instrument.

The US Mint discontinued bills larger than $100 in 1969 due to lack of public use. The largest bill ever printed was $100,000.

Read more: Winston-Salem Journal