Of potential interest to DC-area degens

Snagged from DC-ist:

D.C. Area Struck by Counterfeit Bills: The Examiner reports
on a warning from the U.S. Secret Service that the D.C. metro area is
being plagued by counterfeit $100 bills. Many different individuals who
appear not to be working together have been arrested in the region for
using a bleaching technique to turn $5 bills into $100. Since they are
printed on real currency paper and still contain security strips, the
only way to tell if you have a fake $100 bill is to hold it up to the
light and check for an old Abraham Lincoln next to a reprinted Benjamin
Franklin that do not match up.