Benjamin Franklin, left, a Founding Father, was an author, printer, postmaster, diplomat and inventor of the bifocal, among other things. Abraham Lincoln, right, was the 16th president of the United States. He led the country through the Civil War, preserving the union and ending slavery.
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) -- A Rhode Island man police say used counterfeit $100 bills to make purchases at a North Attleboro Target store made a critical mistake.
The bills had a picture of President Abraham Lincoln on them. Real $100 bills bear a picture of Benjamin Franklin, while Lincoln's portrait graces the $5 bill.
Dana Leland of Central Falls, R.I. was held on $1,000 cash bail after pleading not guilty Wednesday in Attleboro District Court to charges of uttering a counterfeit note and possession of a counterfeit note.
Police tell The Sun Chronicle the 29-year-old Leland used the fake notes on three consecutive days to buy items worth less than $25.
Leland's lawyer said her client has struggled with drug and alcohol problems and untreated mental health issues, and had a relapse.