Fake bill leads to arrests in Uzbekistan

Associated Press April 17 Police in Uzbekistan arrested a group of suspected swindlers who tried to sell what they said was $1 million U.S. bill offering it at half price, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported Friday. The suspects told a potential buyer they were prepared to sell the banknote for $500,000 in U.S. currency because they needed quick cash, the agency reported, citing prosecutors in the Uzbek city of Samarkand. The fake bill was made on a color printer, the report said. The United States does not print $1 million bills.