Deseret Morning News
KSL.com
The Deseret Morning News (2/19, Reavy) reports, "A Bennion Junior High School student was booked into Juvenile Detention Wednesday for allegedly printing money on his home computer and passing it around the school. The 13-year-old boy was arrested for investigation of forgery, possession of a forged document and theft by deception." He is accused of "printing $5 bills on his home computer and then passing them out to friends or using them in the school vending machines." A police officer investigating the case "looked at the one of the $5 bills in question, determined it was fake and called the Secret Service for assistance, which is typical in forgery cases." It is believed the boy printed at least $100 worth in counterfeit bills.
KSL.com
KSL.com (2/18) of Salt Lake City notes, "Because counterfeiting is a federal offense, Secret Service agents interviewed the 7th-grade boy. ... At least 18 students had the bills. Besides being suspended from school, the boy faces felony charges of forgery and possession of a forged document, as well as theft by deception."