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UPDATED Aug 21, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET
Aug 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
Fake $100 Movie Prop Bill Leads to Jail in FL
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Two Fort Pierce women were arrested after allegedly trying to pay a Port St. Lucie restaurant bill with a counterfeit $100 note marked “FOR MOTION PICTURE PURPOSES.” Deputies tracked the group’s dark blue Dodge Charger and made arrests tied to the Aug. 8 incident at St. Lucie Draft House.
WHO: Kamri Ashanti Reese, 24, of Fort Pierce; and a second Fort Pierce woman (name not provided in the excerpt).
WHAT: Authorities allege the women attempted to pay with a counterfeit $100 bill printed for “MOTION PICTURE PURPOSES,” leading to arrests on charges including larceny and fraud for uttering a false bank bill.
WHEN: Aug 8, 2026
WHERE: Port St. Lucie, Florida
WHY: The alleged trigger was the attempt to pay the restaurant bill with a fake $100 note marked for “FOR MOTION PICTURE PURPOSES.”
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