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{"9DE2985E-5056-A066-6080-076962998F88":{"TotalRows":1,"uid":"9DE2985E-5056-A066-6080-076962998F88","title":"Senator Schumer Takes On Counterfeit Currency in Syracuse Region","summary":"Syracuse, New York ","eventType":"chuck-around-ny","eventTypeLabel":"Chuck Around NY","date":"April 6, 2015","url":"about/chuck-around-new-york/senator-schumer-takes-on-counterfeit-currency-in-syracuse-region","city":"Camillus ","county":"Onondaga","lat":43.050793,"lng":-76.24069600000001,"description":"<p>On March 6, 2015, outside Byrne Dairy in Camillus, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer urged the Secret Service to step up its efforts to combat the uptick in counterfeit money circulating in the Syracuse region – particularly fake $100 bills. Schumer said that over the last year, according to the Syracuse Police Department, approximately $100,000 in counterfeit money has been identified in the Syracuse region, which means it is likely there are hundreds of thousands of dollars more in circulation that have gone undetected. In the last month alone, ten stores in the Syracuse area have reported counterfeit transactions. Schumer noted that many scammers have used a method of injecting smaller amounts of faux cash along with the recent introduction of a new $100 bill – and retailers’ lack of knowledge of this bill – to fly under the radar. Moreover, many of the recent counterfeit instances have involved fake $100 notes. Schumer said that fake bills are a serious problem for local shop owners, since they have little to no recourse for recouping the money they are owed. Schumer urged the Secret Service to step up its efforts and work with local law enforcement to get to the bottom of the proliferation of fake currency and to supply the resources local retailers need to identify fake bills.</p>"}}

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