Found money in Kingstowne Parking, Bank says its counterfeit!
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Am I screwed or what?
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Date: July 23, 2012 02:49PM
I need advice and I need it quick.
Just got out of Fairfax ADC this morning, brother posted my bail on Friday night, but apparently because of paperwork or some other BS, I couldn't be released until this morning.
This all happened because on Thursday I found 3 $50 bills in the Kingstowne Center (in the garage underneath where the movie theaters are). I went to deposit the money at my bank on Friday and was told the money was counterfeit. I said, no biggie I found it and tried to leave. The BanK Manager said I had to wait for police, FBI and Secret Service and when I tried to leave the Security Guard blocked the door. About 5 minutes later, a shit load of cops with lights flashing pull up to the bank. The cops rush into the bank with guns drawn. The bank manager points at me, then a cop yells at me to get up and turns me around pushing me against the wall. I am frisked and cuffed while customers are looking at me.
I am taken to a small office at the bank. A guy in suite looks at the money, does some sort of test with dye and asks me all sorts of questions, saying he is detective bigshot (I don't remember his name). The FBI and Secret Service show up about 10 minutes later. Secret Service guy looks at the money, says something to the detectice, they laugh, and he walks over to me and says unless I can prove I did not produce the counterfeit money or tell him who did produce it, I will be arrested, charged with counterfeiting and will serve at least 10 years in a federal prison. I told him I found it in the parking lot. He says BS and after asking me the same questions a dozen times, in which I give him the same respone, he tells the Fairfax detective to book me since I am not cooperating! I was taken to Fairfax ADC and processed. Apparently, while I was there, the police, FBI and Secret Service execute a search warrant at my house and tear the place up, the house was trashed when I got home this morning and there a notice from FCPD on the door. My copmuter and iPad are missing, as is about $250 in cash I has in the house.
I am charged with manufacturing counterfeit US currency, possession of counterfeit US Currency, and passing counterfeit US currency. In addition, I am charged with obstruction of justice for impeding a federal investigation, and obstruction of justice for impeding a local investigation. I was told my trial will be a the US District Court in Alexandria.
I had a consultation with an attorney this morning and he said the best thing to do is pled no contest to the possession of counterfeit currency and he would try and get the other charges dropped. He said if that works, I would probably serve 6 months to 1 year at club fed. If they convict me of all charges, I could be looking at 10 - 15 years. I am unable to leave the country and the attorney said I should stay in the area if at possible. My girlfriend and I are supposed to fly to London on Thursday for two weeks to watch her cousin in the Olympics. I haven't told her yet. My attorney said if I attempt to leave the country, I could be detained here or when I arrive in the UK and that would make things very complicated for me.
WTF, all I did was pick up money in the parking lot and now I am going to jail. I have never been in trouble with the law before. My girlfriend is going to be so upset. I was going to propose to her in London, but now I am totally fuc&ed!!!!
Any Advice???? Anyone know who to call????