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Cops: Man arrested for passing off fake $100 bill last year

Paul Allen mug shot (Credit: Riverhead police department)
Paul Allen mug shot (Credit: Riverhead police department)

A Roosevelt man was arrested Tuesday after police tracked him down for passing a counterfeit $100 bill at a store in Wading River in July 2013, according to a police news release.

Paul Allen, 24, was charged with felony criminal possession of a forged instrument for allegedly spending the bill at Pool Palace on July 13, 2013.

He was arraigned in Riverhead town court and released on his own recognizance.