South Carolina Federal Defense Attorneys

A North Carolina man is accused trying to use a fake $1 million bill to pay for his purchases at a Walmart.

Michael Anthony Fuller, 53, walked into the Walmart on Lowes Boulevard in Lexington, NC on Nov. 17.  He shopped for a while, picked up a vacuum cleaner, a microwave oven and other items that totaled $476, an arrest warrant says.

When he got to the register, Fuller gave the cashier the fake one million dollar bill, saying that it was real.

The Walmart staff called police.

Court records show the suspect was charged with attempting to obtain property by false pretense and uttering a forged instrument, both felonies.

A warrant says of the fake million-dollar bill: “There is no such thing.”

The largest bill in that is in circulation right now is a $100 bill. In 1969, federal officials discontinued the use of $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 bills because of lack of public use.

The largest bill ever printed was the $100,000 bill.  The bill was not available to the public and featured President Woodrow Wilson.  They were printed from Dec. 18, 1934, through Jan. 9, 1935, and were used for transactions between Federal Reserve banks.

By:  South Carolina Federal Defense Attorney Pete Strom