How Counterfeit Money Actually Works | How Crime Works | Insider

Jeff Turner counterfeited over $1 million in US currency. He forged the 1996-series $100 bill and later the 2013 "blue note." He was indicted on federal conspiracy charges in 2019 and cooperated with the Secret Service, eventually serving 10 months in prison. According to Turner, the Secret Service said the bills he was manufacturing were the highest quality they'd seen in over 25 years.
Turner speaks to Insider about the materials and processes required to make fake money. He talks through how to spot a fake bank note. He also discusses cartel forgeries from Colombia and Peru, and the "supernotes" the US has accused North Korea of making. Nowadays, Turner works as a printer in Knoxville, Tennessee. He speaks about spotting fakes and frauds on his KZbin channel.
Find his KZbin channel here:
/ @jeffreypatrickturner
And his Instagram:
/ j.turner727
Introduction - 00:00
Chapter 1: The Forgery - 00:30
Chapter 2: The Tools - 03:40
Chapter 3: Breaking Bills - 04:44
Chapter 4: The Dealers - 07:06
Chapter 5: Spotting a Fake - 08:39
Chapter 6: The Arrest - 10:39
Chapter 7: The Cartels - 12:07
Chapter 8: The Backstory - 13:09
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[@Viki1999]

The fact that the drug dealer found out that the bill is fake and was like "I respect the hustle bro" says a lot about that guy

[@vics5623]

@@umpin3 giving fake money to your supplier is the dumbest thing one can do

[@alexanderw.5200]

How could you not be? Most dealing is easy by comparison. But good fraud/scams? Those profits are huge, millions even billions can be made off a good fraud/scam. Most dealers just tryna eat and pay bills by comparison.

[@joshroberts243]

Game see game

[@AA-le3xe]

Sure it does, buddy.

[@mikebane2866]

Hey you’re that commie tuber

[@WattWireNet]

Finding the company outsourced by the treasury department and then looking up their patents was genius.

[@Philflash]

The answers are out there and he had good research skills.

[@bval2201]

Kind of obvious bro

[@ZiddersRooFurry]

@@bval2201 Sure. I'm sure you would have thought of it, mmhm.

[@StopItGarrison]

​@@bval2201lol, I bet you dont even know how to access the patent database, let alone interpret the blueprints. Calm down lil boy.

[@Luigi2262_]

They should probably classify those if possible lol

[@willg3220]

This dude isn't a counterfeiting expert. Hes an artist. He explains it like it was simple. I cant color inside the lines 😂

[@BruderSenf]

i feel you bro....

[@marknikjrnikkijrmark4971]

Obviously he is if did all this and trial and error but someone like you can sit on the Internet and knock what ppl did get over yourself clown

[@1takemiami639]

A Con-Artist 🤔👹👁️

[@stephenspeliades2941]

Ur comment is confusing… everything is art, how is he not an expert? The CIA even admitted it genius

[@kingjoe3rd]

@@stephenspeliades2941 that's not true. Taping a banana to a wall is not art. It's nonsense, and it's a bigger scam than any counterfeiter could ever hope to pull off.

[@Reality_Dystopia]

From dumb truck driver who went unemployed, to arguably one of the finest counterfeiters who delivered the entire operation, from inception - placement, layering and integration. Legend

[@scotttatlock3188]

I appreciate how this guy did wrong, admitted his mistakes, did his time and has moved on. I wish him the best!

[@supportmytroups7]

Yea admitted it cuz he was caught lol Did his time cuz it was only like 2 years

[@AdAstraLabs]

Bro probably got to bank millions since his fine was under 100K and 2 years in jail for counterfeiting is a breeze, the respect in jail would actually be pretty good and if word got around about the quality of his work, I bet he made new connections

[@henlohenlo689]

it's crazy these white collar crimes have huge profits but only slap on the wrist punishments. 2 years for becoming millionare? this is INCENTIVE for criminals to try it, bcause the punishments are so miniscule if ever caught. that is IF ever caught. this is why most big business are agressive in breaking alot of rules, the white collar crimes is big rewards and low risk.

[@Wildstar40]

Now secretly works for the government spotting and investigating counterfeit dough. A win win for everybody.

[@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394]

Now lets see if Tre45on has as much integrity as this counterfeiter.

[@JoelMatton]

I'm not surprised that his bills were higher quality than the cartel ones. This guy was basically hand-making the bills, almost like an artisan counterfeiter whereas I assume the cartel stuff is mass-produced. As is usually the case, the small-scale hand-made stuff is better than the mass-produced stuff.

[@alexsis1778]

Yeah exactly my thought. He wasn't even making $2m a year assuming he had worked every single day of that year. The cartels will move that much in drugs in a matter of a week or two. Sure i imagine much of his process could have been turned into an assembly line of people to do, but its just not really scalable for an illegal activity to require so much manpower to create.

[@jordan4192]

He also had a lot more opportunity to get feedback on his work. He's giving his bills everyday to cashiers who are used to working with dollars and are trained to look for counterfeits. Cartels are making counterfeit money a long way away from where the bills are ultimately being spent.

[@Hopper_House]

Artisan is always better than mass produced

[@shenanitims4006]

I’ve read the longest running counterfeiter in the US was just a guy in NYC. He’d make basic amounts of money (no $100s; too suspicious). He’d make, back in the day, like singles ($1). And just use it to buy a subway ticket, and get the change. Do that a couple times a day; there’s a crowd, everyone’s busy: the perfect situation. If this guy had done $20s nobody would’ve blinked.

[@Niosus]

@@Hopper_HouseExcept the real bills are mass produced. It's not about the scale of the operation. It's a matter of having the right tools and attention to detail.

[@nugget6644]

A man of commitment. You see him as a criminal, i see him as a genius.

[@Darkwolfe73]

I lived in Knoxville for several years and actually remember some this on the local news. Pretty cool to see what became of of Mr. Turner, and to admit it really didn't lead to long-term success and ultimately cost him almost everything anyway. Keep truckin' man.

[@chanm01]

If a dude can make passable fakes in a hotel room using only a laptop and an inkjet, how are you supposed to stop a hostile foreign country from counterfeiting?

[@jachcoff]

nuclear bombs

[@benische]

There's a good video about Korean people making excellent counterfeit bills

[@Midnight_Lumberjack]

Can’t help but think of the line “Tony Stark was able to build this in a cave… with a box of scraps.” 😂

[@netto6681]

I mean, the limited value of counterfeit cash shouldn’t be worth the risk of being exposed as a ridiculous crook on the world stage.

[@lsudx479]

By 69ing with them, I'd assume.

[@OscarGarcia-fe5bu]

The fact that he was so skilled what he did that he became a production manager for a printing company 👌

[@baltimoreluke]

i was thinking the exact same thing. dude should have went to work for the Bureau of Printing and Engraving...or even better, dude shoulda approached the Secret Service for a job helping them stop counterfeiting.

[@ahndeux]

And still making counterfeits under the table.

[@baltimoreluke]

@@ahndeux nah. counterfeiting money is like really bad for everyone. i mean, every counterfeit messes with the money in your pocket....in everyone's pocket...it's really kind of a really shitty thing to do.

[@ahndeux]

@@baltimoreluke Oh yeah? You made a great point. He printed about $1M over a few years. The government prints about $5.2 billion per day. You have to open up your eyes to which one is "really bad for everyone". I don't know if you noticed how much it cost to buy gas recently or how much it costs in the real world. That's why the government left him off. He did absolutely nothing compared to the bigger criminals out there -- the government. He actually had to work hard to make fake counterfeit money. The government just adds a few zeros electronically, and play the shell game with bonds and suddenly, the money exists out of thin air. I would say this guy had a much harder job to the point where even the secret service was impressed and wanted to learn how he did it.

[@Cyanide999]

​@@baltimorelukeyou must work for the government 😂

[@cfbass1]

Massive respect for the ingenuity, patience and craftsmanship ! That determination put into good use can be invaluable for the society

[@spocksvulcanbrain]

It's also how supervillains come to exist.

[@user-oe5ey3ex8b]

The best counterfeits are super notes printed by foreign governments. Looking at you North Korea.

[@lisazinn866]

What's wrong with you?

[@user-oe5ey3ex8b]

@@lisazinn866 Lisa. what do you mean? Do you think a person counterfeiting the currency is wrong? Why, because it dilutes the value of currency already in circulation? An individual person counterfeiting is a drop in the ocean compared to what the globalists do. They counterfeit TRILLIONS a year.

[@brettm8970]

He’s a complete Liar

[@jrs89]

It's a failure of our society that we don't present bright individuals such as this man with opportunities to do something legal, productivity, and rewarding. We allow people to drown in unemployment, financial problems, and addiction.

[@CrippledMerc]

Even intelligent people with countless opportunities available to them make mistakes and go down bad paths. It’s not as simple of a problem as you make it sound.

[@donkboywtf5327]

​@@CrippledMercI agree, I mean he said he was in a bad time but he could have just down it enough to get by and then find something legal. It's tough tho having an almost endless revenue stream and also being addicted to drugs must have been really hard to give up making bills.

[@jayhayman9601]

He said in another interview that he came from a middle class family that didn’t struggle. Where we start out in life doesn’t determine our path in life, granted it can make it harder or easier. This is true for people in upper class families as well.

[@jamesmarkov9570]

Or he could just have worked at a printing company to start with.

[@jbtvt]

We do, which is why now he works at a print shop. It's an interesting story but nothing he did was revolutionary or Mensa-worthy, and there are many print shop employees who could do what he did for much longer but choose not to. He made more money to compensate for the risk that they didn't take, and he did

[@michael12700]

As a DG manager, can confirm a vast majority of our stores do NOT accept $50s or $100s simply because so many fakes come through. In reality, I'd suspect almost everyone has accidently used a counterfeit bill without ever even knowing it.

[@Minalkra]

I actually had a $20 once. Got it from an ATM machine but it was KINDA obvious it was a fake. Paper was okay but no strip, no watermark, no threads, no microprinting ... how the bank didn't catch it, I'll never know. Didn't try to use it - kept it around for a few years but I think I trashed it at some point in time.

[@cheez6934]

Former DG manager of 9 years. Respect! 🙌

[@susch7466]

Do Americans not have those little machines at cash registers that check if the note is fake?

[@bigtimepimpin666]

​@@susch7466 not at the cash register. Only money exchange stores have then as general practice.

[@SwagJaws]

Maybe because so many DG's are in trashy/poor areas lmao

[@txbill2512]

"Still printing, just nothing illegal." Great ending line. Glad he's getting his life back on track.

[@Facter1a]

THANKS FOR RUINING THE ENDING FOR US

[@txbill2512]

Pro tip: Don't read comments before you've watched the video. You're welcome. @@Facter1a

[@james_subosits]

​@@Facter1adon't read the comments before the end of the video...

[@xkd495]

I cant believe he's allowed to work around printers though lmao, that is just playing with fire.

[@qverk1427]

that we know of...

[@Rickie7756]

I work in a large grocery store and train our cashiers. We train on spotting counterfeit bills. Our new employees wear badges that say “I’m new please be patient “. It’s also a magnet for people who want to pass counterfeit bills. Especially if they are young.

[@arilibove-goldfarb4717]

Yeah I definitely accepted some obvious and probably not so obvious counterfeits when I was a new cashier at a hardware store. Many of the contractors got paid under the table so we took a lot of big bills but we never got trained on what to do when we found a fake, just the basics of how to recognize them

[@robertochavez805]

What an inspiration. Im going to start counterfiting my own bills. Thank you so much.

[@gregoryturk1275]

Bruh

[@jamesdyer9765]

I was thinking the same thing😂

[@sarahm9764]

Do not do that. Trust me feds suck. Postal Secret Service not to friendly!!

[@colt5189]

Forever ago, I was at a gas station and paid with cash. The lady said it was counterfeit and she pulled out a stack of "counterfeit bills" and slapped it on the stack. I told her to give it back, but she said she couldn't do that. I was pissed. I asked her how, and she said she couldn't see something you are supposed to see. And I showed her she didn't know what she was talking about as I could see it. And I told her to give it back or call the police. So an officer came out and said it was real. And so she gave it back, but the whole ordeal took like an hour. So she had been confiscating people's money saying it was counterfeit. Though her explanation is someone took a counterfeit bill, and the owner said they'd be fired if they took another counterfeit bill.

[@kiwitrainguy]

Makes you wonder how many real bills she took out of circulation thinking that they were fake.

[@colt5189]

@@kiwitrainguy I don't know how long they were doing that for. But at least on my day, it was a stack of money 2" tall. Though I've since mostly pay by debit card. Only have cash for when I feel like buying a lottery ticket, even though I know I'll never win. So I just play for fun sometimes.

[@darren25061965]

Maybe that was her side hustle, if she got away with it once a day, she would be $600 up each week. Good that you called her out.

[@madworldwazimu2855]

​@@colt5189ok all plo

[@madworldwazimu2855]

Kll ko kllxjllllllkllllll

[@Legitster]

This dude is super smart. He figured all of this out while unemployed and homeless. Had he grown up in a place with more opportunities, he could have been making a good living in a marketing department somewhere. Don't do drugs kids.

[@spicychad55]

Arthur Jackson's a better counterfeiter, he even made a book about his story and how he literally did everything-- he definitely doesn't go into vague details like this.

[@alexanderw.5200]

Its always funny when the real end is the bad idea inside the good ideas. E.g. Silk roads creator only got got because he tried to have someone killed. He probably would never have gotten caught if he didn't.

[@damianplasencia2708]

@@spicychad55 wow youre such a kill joy lol...damn dude let the dude have his W

[@Jeremy-kg1zr]

What does doing drugs have to do with it? The more accurate statement would be "don't be born into a poor family, kids." Sure, he mentioned doing drugs, but he didn't do this stuff because of drugs. He did it because he was poor and couldn't get into a decent place in life. That's the way it goes...

[@silentm999]

Its not just drugs. Its lack of opportunity and guidance. Zip codes predict income better than any other marker. I hope the mint or some design company hired this guy.

[@MrComicalmoodydan]

I'm north of Knoxville and yes many stores won't take $50 and $100 bills now. Gas stations, DG stores, etc... won't take anything above 20's now.

[@jeffreypatrickturner]

Facts!

[@mholden020]

This sounds like a man simply explaining a hobby and how he learned to do it well. Criminal or not, you have to admire that kind of passion and dedication!

[@natashaonis]

The minute the guy talked about getting involved with the drug dealer, I knew it was the way he got caught. Drug dealers will always drop a dime on their colleagues when they’re arrested. Should have paid the dealer with his clean money.

[@MOTM1234]

he's not a colleague; he's a customer

[@slimdude2011]

No, not necessarily because, whenever a person is continually committing crimes, it's just a matter of time when they get caught, regardless of who else is involved. That's what the law enforcement is for. That's what they do!

[@natashaonis]

@@slimdude2011 as he explained, he had a very low risk of getting caught. His mistake was revealing his operation to someone with a very high risk of getting caught.

[@slimdude2011]

@@natashaonis Let's get down to reality here! It didn't matter if he revealed his illegal operation to someone else or not because, he would've been caught anyway. A criminal NEVER have a low risk of getting caught. There is no such thing! When a person is breaking the law, they are definitely going to get caught sooner or later. It's just a matter of time. Law enforcement have the resources to investigate and apprehend even the most intelligent, underground criminals whether if it's white or blue-collar crimes. How do you think Frank Bourassa (the world biggest counterfeiter) was caught? Even the criminal themselves doesn't know the person(s) who they're working with may be undercover FBI or DEA agents. So therefore, nobody can outsmart the law because, they are always two steps ahead of you. That's why crime (in general) doesn't pay because, everything that a criminal has accumulated illegally in their bank accounts, and possessions they have purchased with suspected drug or counterfeit money is seized, confiscated by law enforcement, and the Government and they will lose everything, in addition to incarceration. They are left with nothing but the clothes on their back.

[@adrianespinoza2306]

The people who know the more people can tell. He took his time on the chin and improved, so he may have subconsciously wanted to get caught. Sometimes that’s the only way you’ll stop.

[@SixSonn]

This man turned his hustle into a literal career. What a Great American Story.

[@NeonSlice]

Idolizing crime and slapping "American" on it is such a moronic American thing to do.

[@HoshinoMirai]

@@NeonSlice Given the fact that the nation is literally founded by a bunch of criminals and smugglers... not so oxymoronic i say

[@MGK195]

@@NeonSlice crime and america is basically one thing.

[@It-s-me-P]

@@NeonSlice it's irony mate -_-

[@jcat5515]

@@NeonSlice America is basically stolen land.. so...

[@AwokenEntertainment]

shows how attention to detail can shoot you to the top quickly.. gald he is using his talent for something more positive now

[@gardengeek3041]

Always the sign of an intelligent, well-edited report when its broken into chapters like this.

[@This_Is_Not_My_Username]

I love how a national fugitive that took years and the Secret Service to track down in printing counterfeit money now works as a production manager in a printing shop.

[@frenchyroastify]

I heard everyone there gets paid in cash for some reason or other.

[@Unknown25333]

@@frenchyroastify🤣😭😭

[@Blashmack]

He knows the printing business, product quality management and initiative/leadership qualities

[@woowaptibam5253]

He actually had experience with graphic design while working at a sign company before he got caught! I'm pretty sure the truck he crashed was at the sign place.

[@NicholasVincent-ol1zk]

The 1 & 2 dollar bill? 2024.

[@leontrotsky7816]

In an alternative universe, Bryan Cranston played counterfeiter William White in hit show "Breaking Bills". His catchphrase was "Jesse, we have to print!"

[@Fosi94]

Uh...

[@vivaldi3883]

Exactly what i was thinking

[@swevixeh]

An art teacher turned counterfeiter

[@Fosi94]

@@swevixeh makes total sense.

[@user-wd3eo6yq8k]

Breaking bad alternatives: Making cash Making bags Faking tags

[@DomiNate_1]

I worked in a bank as a teller for a few years and got pretty good at detecting fake bills. I caught a more than a few! I wonder if any of these types got past me? When I found one I was not allowed to return it to the person which sucked, because they had to eat it and most of the time they were given the bill as payment. We then sent it off to the secret service which I always thought was weird. Why would the secret service be in charge of counterfeit currency instead of the federal reserve who issues the currency? I also find it ironic this dude was busted for printing fake money by a government that prints fake money on a scale the supernote printers can only dream of.

[@debl9957]

Kudos to this guy for going straight and finding what seems to be the perfect job for him!!

[@user-fj6ts6bt7z]

Back in the 80's I found a fake $20. I had it in my pocket on the outside of a fold of cash. It felt different, like slick magazine print. I showed it to my wife who dealt with a lot of cash in a supermarket office. She laughed and said it so fake it was amazing it passed by anyone. She asked where I got it and I said at your store when I cashed my paycheck! We called a friend who was a cop in town. He came by and wrote down some things and took the bill. I was out $20.

[@bloodyblade916]

LMAO 😅😅😅 at your store

[@g3rdus12]

No good deed goes unpunished

[@ChiefTief]

dude's seriously intelligent, definitely has potential in other areas. Crazy how addiction can redirect people's motivations.

[@MOB_JD]

So true. Best comment on here.

[@bestieswithtesties]

Fun fact: intelligent people are more susceptible to addictions because they understand and feel on a deeper level how broken the world is. While dumber people have a Much easier time just ignoring it and getting distracted by things and just don't really grasp the true gravity of a lot of things.

[@kakabaj4988]

​@@bestieswithtestiesgood luck justifying your own inferiority

[@kn9300]

​@@bestieswithtestiesyes, people with higher IQ are more susceptible to addiction (at a young age) but there is absolutely no conclusions on why that is, based on all available studies, so everything you said about intelligent people knowing how terrible things are is bullshit.

[@bestieswithtesties]

@@kn9300 Haha. Well. Try being one friend. Then come back to me

[@AdamBogan]

Secret Service: "We're running low on criminals to catch" Insider: "No problem sir, we'll help create some for you guys"

[@GeorgerGeorger-wh7zf]

Pretty much. That's what I think about whenever I watch one of these.

[@jaykerzp3643]

I wonder why people don't counterfeit small bills like $1's and $5's. Sure, it's going to take a long time to make a considerable amount of money, but people don't really look for counterfeits in bills that small.

[@jeffreypatrickturner]

I spent about $80 a day on ink. To make roughly 100 bills… I.e. $10,000 in hundreds… if I was printing $1 bills I would only PROFIT $20. Not worth it at all…

[@katie4408]

I'm 2 minutes in. And already, I am floored by Jeff's intelligence. He's clever, creative and determined. He is a perfect example of how our society is letting people down. Had the government supported his education, and helped him out when times were tough..... he could have possibly used his intelligence for better things.

[@artyomarty391]

so you're saying the gov is at fault? The gov already helped him immensely. He got his education for free. Thats several hundred of thousands right there. Who do you think taught him how to read and do all this? -the gov. And the gov already supports everyone who doesnt make a certain amount of money, especially if you got kids The only thing the gov didnt do in this case is just hand him over a million dollars to support his drug use, which is what you''re suggesting the gov should have done I dont know about you, but I aint gonna be paying taxes so that the gov can support someones drug habit. I aint working just so someone else can stay high on crack

[@10zlo]

It isn't the governments job to take care of people. I'm not sure where this mindset even came from. The federal government being involved in your life, in any form, is not a good thing, they are not your friend. That's a very slippery slope. Once you have a society dependent upon their government, they have total authority. See China or North Korea for reference. We as a society need to realize we're purposely being divided, distracted, & pushed to depend on government assistance more & more. Once we realize that, we can ignore all the division & distraction tactics and come together as one people to stomp out the corruption & greed so that we can all have much, much easier lives and so many people won't need to depend on the government in the first place. Its all one big ponzi scheme and no one sees it. I understand people all around the world need help but America shouldn't be the welfare office of the world. We the people need the money ourselves we pay in taxes and yet its being spent on everyone except us, which takes us back to coming together as one people to end the corruption & greed in DC & Wallstreet. We the people hold the power but they've done such a good job at dividing & distracting us that we've seemingly forgotten that & normalized depending on the government for assistance when if we would come together and end their BS once and for all then the majority of folks wouldn't even need that assistance in the first place. Corruption & greed are what have drove the prices so high here and yet instead of the people coming together to put our collective foot down and take back what's ours we just continue arguing amongst eachother and pointing fingers at eachother. It's absolute madness that we've gotten to this point and people still don't see it.

[@kphaxx]

Was scrolling comments to see if there'd be anyone making excuses for him, and I didn't have to scroll far! 😂 Yknow, people have free will and sometimes people make bad choices because, at the time, they are bad enough to make them. Glad he's clean now though. But I don't see people like you blaming society for him getting clean and becoming legit. 🤔

[@TripNBallsGaming]

@@10zlo The Scandinavian countries have plenty of safety nets and assistance for their citizens and so far they seem to be doing just fine. Better than us even. Your anarchistic spiel is delusional and laughably impractical. Anarchism in any form won't be possible for at least the next couple centuries. Come back with practical solutions instead of weak platitudes based in a complete lack of understanding about how the world works. Your thoughts are nothing new, and you're not the revolutionary you like to LARP as.

[@ks30512]

@@10zlo Literally the governments only job should be take care of people. I'm not sure what this mindset that the government shouldn't do anything came from. What's even the point of governments and countries then?

[@MooreInteresting]

I remember my dad used to cash his check at the liquor store, when i was younger. One day, he came home and gave my mother the money and she noticed that one of the $100 bills were fake. Boy was she pissed. Called the cops, lost the $100, and learned a valuable lesson. 😂

[@goofballbiscuits3647]

What'd we learn, ma? 😂

[@jss27560]

@@goofballbiscuits3647 if you have counterfeit money don’t call the cops as you’ll lose it.

[@winzyl9546]

​@@goofballbiscuits3647shouldnt have called the cops and simply used that bill on the same store.

[@TheGreyGhost_of43rd]

Yep. Never call cops

[@whatilearnttoday5295]

Was the lesson: "There is no situation the cops can't make worse"?

[@harrypatodiya9356]

Love him being honest and showing his softer side towards his kids and family. God bless him.

[@rongustaveson4493]

The FED is the biggest counterfeiter of all!

[@liamfoxy]

Smart DA to offer immunity for his wife. They knew he wasnt a bad guy really, and knew they could get cooperation by offering protection to what he really cared about

[@Kebersox]

and then she split up with him. Oooof

[@ultimateflyful]

Yea she definitely left him

[@gregs7519]

He probably offered to pay her child support in $100 bills 😂

[@P-Funk69]

This is so interesting. I’m a designer and was impressed with this guys tenacity and eye for detail. It’s great that he was able to turn his design skills into a legit job once he was out.

[@scruffles87]

I love how he admits going to prison was for the best and came out a better man. It's almost as if prisons should rehabilitate rather than punish.

[@georgie535]

Can’t imagine anyone better to be the production manager of a printing company! Bravo sir! You turned it around and went straight. Respect!

[@NeverEnoughPyro40]

@georgie535 You have got to be brain dead if you actually believe that this guy is the best this world has to offer!

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

It's always good to see hard-working people get rewarded.

[@Sixfootswells66]

😂😂😂

[@zalanahara270]

So that was your takeaway from this? 😆😆😆😆

[@RussJennings]

He sold a million plus in product, paid 10% of that as a fine, served a year in prison, and now has a real job? I think he made out okay.

[@Colorado_Native]

@@RussJennings Yes. He could have gone the BLM way and just looted and shoplifted.

[@bestieswithtesties]

@@Colorado_Native Even better he could've gone the average trump supporter route and just moved into a trailer in Alabama and signed up for food stamps and other government handouts. Wouldn't have to work a day in his life he can just coast off blue states tax money

[@RiVer-Parish]

Dude is so lucky to still be alive to tell his story.

[@Bettinasisrg]

He was such small potatoes.

[@treyruiz7934]

Because he’s white

[@funkkymonkey6924]

I like how he figured out that if he spent 5-10-20 minutes on a bill, he’s still making more than most people he knows.

[@johncurcio3621]

I love the sound of a printer in between chapters. Interesting story and well done.

[@Bonbon-C]

This man's life could be made into a movie... and I would watch it.

[@jeffreypatrickturner]

I actually optioned my story to a film company and a film is in development now

[@Bonbon-C]

@@jeffreypatrickturnerCan't wait 😁

[@whatilearnttoday5295]

You'd watch a movie about a junkie making dodgy $100 bills in a hotel room?

[@brandonclark8395]

​@@jeffreypatrickturnerCool 😎

[@tastefulsubstance]

69 likes

[@andrewa1219]

I love stories like this. I bet if this guy made 20's and smaller bills instead of 100's, he'd never have been caught. 6 - 12 20's an hour is still $120-$240 an hour. Do that for a couple hours per day and you're living the life lol.

[@mehere8038]

actually, the problem was his drug addiction. He was cashing thousands of dollars worth a day he said! Had he not had the drug problem, he could have stuck with just 1-2 bills a day at a range of stores in a range of areas & it never would have raised any red flags. 2 per day, 5 days per week is $1000 a week income, from 10 minutes work (plus the time in going to the stores, which is still far less than with your proposal). There was also that tv show with the mothers who found a laundering method of buying & returning items, if he did that, he could buy items worth a few hundred & get the money back in real cash, which would mean only a couple of purchases a week for the same amount. Even go on a holiday & buy a couple of laptops & iphones from a few different stores, then return them to different stores in the same chain, within the same area & then be gone & don't return to that area for another 5 years or so & no-one's going to have enough details to be onto him

[@MM-fe9mz]

Plus stores hardly ever use the money pen on 20s.

[@alainportant6412]

you stupid or what? he said his drug dealer threw him under the bus and nothing else

[@slalomie]

Yeah that’s what I thought too but it would take a lot more time to launder 20’s at retailers. The return wouldn’t be enticing. The fact that he admits to only printing $1-2 million in 100’s shows he was relatively careful and smaller scale.

[@faustinreeder1075]

Nobody ever looks at change. Buy a press and mint some dimes. $100 a day is $36,000.00 a year tax free. You’ll never get caught.

[@RichardDawson-il5hq]

This is one way crypto currency surpasses physical notes

[@JohnPadalecki-rq5cs]

I agree with you, mr Herbert is quite the guy, I was able to make over $12000 on trading crypto with his help

[@JohnPadalecki-rq5cs]

Herbert is very skilled, you’ll recover your losses quickly.

[@MiroslavMiroljubic]

Disgusting, another bot chain.

[@d.diggler9936]

I can’t believe he was staying in hotel rooms while doing all this.

[@KBellate]

I heard of someone doing this and never get caught. They do it in a group. They don't make 100 bills, they do 20s, and they have a group of people working in high traffic stores, like Walmart, Costco as cashiers...etc. Someone would go buy something with fake bills in the morning, by the time at night, all fake bills would have been gone from the store. They did it so carefully that, before they give out the fake bills, these cashiers would look at the wallet of the customer when they pull out their cash, and see if they have a some more 20s in there, just to make it hard for people to know where the fakes are coming from.

[@randomtourist6656]

How Crime works is quickly becoming one of the best DocuSeries ever

[@bdcalling1391]

Secret Service should have employed him as an anti counterfeiter adviser subject to probation conditions

[@djcarkhuff]

".....keep my restitution amount under $100k." "Hey do you guys take cash? I can pay that off right now. Large bills okay?"

[@M.C.Blackwell]

😂good one!😊

[@nukfauxsho]

Man knows his stuff. Intaligo and Lithography are how counterfeit money has been made since the dawn of paper notes/Bank notes/certificates/stocks. I love printing on a 500 pound piece of limestone and you can definetly understand why people do it for the art.

[@cmair77]

The amount of security put into paper money is insane, and it can still be counterfeited

[@rupertpupkin27]

This guy's focus and tenacity is amazing...........he'd be a force, if he applied himself for something good

[@simplefilemaker327]

Previous work experience: Printing fake notes. YOU ARE HIRED SON.

[@mmarsh1972]

The US Mint needs to give this guy a job.

[@Yokovich_]

They basically did. They gave him a leaner sentence in exchange for the information he had about counterfeiting

[@cruisinguy6024]

The US Mint has nothing to do with making paper currency so I don’t know how much of a help he’d be

[@CodeGr88n]

I wouldn't be surprised if he's hired on my an agency like Catch Me If You Can

[@its_clean]

​@@CodeGr88nDid y'all even watch the video? He said that's exactly what happened in his deal with the Secret Service

[@its_clean]

You mean BEP. Mint only makes coins.

[@TVguy9999]

His skill and determination placed on another legit line of work...wow.

[@jpogigtxcr1778]

He’s an artist. I wish I can have one of his bills, have him sign it, and keep it as an art work.

[@jansenart0]

With this guy's attention to detail and ingenuity, and research abilities, he would be a great asset to a special effects company.

[@user-gy9bc8nl4f]

Working at a print company is such an amazing end to this story

[@eddenoy321]

Yep that company is making Euros.

[@Starwinarwin]

The “Stil printing” got me 🤣🤣 Do what you talented in 🤷‍♂️

[@virgilkane7369]

God Bless this man ! For simply demonstrating the worthlessness of dirty paper .

[@jayj-fx326]

he prints a few thousand goes to prison, fed prints a few trillion and do it all again the next day

[@tommy2cents492]

Some time ago the engineering company I worked for got an assignment from a bank to detect counterfit money. The samples we got had all the fancy safety features, but the poor quality of the watermarks was a trivial indicator which bill was real and which was fake. Even if you'd never seen a real bill from that currency, the watermark would tell you whether it was fake or not. Watermarks in dollar bills suffer from a bad design as they have little contrast (compared to other currencies). Watermarks are - a.f.a.I.k. - impossible to fake, as it literally requires you to make the paper from scratch and these processes are kind of technical and kept secret. Maybe, if you throw a lot of money and time against it, you can solve it, but it is extremely unlikely you can do this 'out if your garage'.

[@dominikfrohlich6253]

You probably could do it but counterfeiting a 100$ bill would cost you more than 100$ in materials and equipment so it’s not worth the effort.

[@j.a.r.family2576]

​@@dominikfrohlich6253that's if you're only making ONE bill. Spend 100$ to Make 10,000$... The R.O.I is absolutely worth it.

[@brujonpatrick4779]

What a great story. Great ending. Hope he is happy.

[@mehere8038]

US currancy is ALL bad design! Try to get hold of an Australian $5 note & see if you think anyone has ANY chance of counterfeiting that! (Aussie $1 $ $2 are coins, so you won't manage them either, $5 is the lowest note)

[@lukewarmteabag]

At the end his occupation being a "Printing manager" humored me

[@francowabongo]

I think this video is like advertising from him to the counterfeiting cartels in foreign countries

[@dabajabaza111]

Crazy how much effort cops put into any crime that threatens a business' profits.

[@jphillips7083]

This was by far some of the best 15 minutes KZbin has ever presented... I was riveted to everything you were saying.

[@spencerross5159]

So proud of this guy and where he came from to what he's doing now. Good on law enforcement to seek knowledge, a little bit on punishment, and use the skill/knowledge he had to be better overall. Very cool article, thanks Insider

[@grsafran]

Because the feds were involved. Local law enforcement is so political that regardless of the facts they have to seek maximum sentences. Criminal justice is just Criminal politics today far removed from any pretense of justice.

[@goofballbiscuits3647]

"So I got busted and gained a customer." What a legend...

[@IAMAliIbrahim]

How poverty & desperate financial circumstances led him into commiting a crime speaks a lot of why we should have a system that takes care of the poor rather than putting people in prison

[@IAMAliIbrahim]

@@kw6833 All things aside government should support people with mental health issues, substance abuse issues rather than putting people in prison where people don't get to rehabilitate, studies have shown that most of these people go to the same old routine after getting out of there

[@TheChosen1inc]

Crime would exist regardless, not all crime is out of desperation. Yall are so naive and think you can “fix” the world its very childish

[@IAMAliIbrahim]

@@TheChosen1inc yes not everyone is desperate, some commit crime out of habit & joy they find in it, BUT Majority of people in US prisons today are there cause the system failed them

[@NeverEnoughPyro40]

@IAMAliIbrahim Guess what maybe if he didn’t make so many bad decisions early in life things would’ve turned out different! First of all why would he ever have a child before a career or being financially stable, There is a system in place to help people unfortunately that system is being abused and is now a career choice for people! Either way it was his own poor decisions that got him where he was, It isn’t anyone else’s responsibility to hold his hand and guide him through life!

[@NeverEnoughPyro40]

@IAMAliIbrahim First of all I guarantee that you cannot back up that comment with any type verifiable statistics, They are there not only because they made a poor decision but continued to make poor decisions!

[@lukeandliz]

I'm loving this new Insider tutorial series!

[@natejewell8002]

I remember my friend buying 4 $100 notes for like $100 bucks from some guy in Peru. He was only able to get rid of one and was turned down 3/4 times. They were watermarked but if you had a real and a fake in your hands at the same time you could tell fairly easily

[@slimj091]

Moral of the story.. If you are going to be a criminal. Be the best criminal ever so that LEO's will knock time off your sentence if you consult for them.

[@shenanitims4006]

The Secret Service doesn’t play with counterfeiters. We had a store contact us that the franchise’s stores in Miami had been hit by a group of counterfeiters. Our policy was for cashiers to never question the customer; so that job fell on me the manager. Luckily their bills were terrible; all the same serial number. Basic stuff. Just passed it back. But when the group left; 7-8 black SUVs showed up blocking their SUV in. Secret Service ripped that thing to shreds. Tearing out the panels; everything was broken down.

[@Sidmartin]

Buying drugs with counterfeit money… this dude has some tremendously big balls!

[@GeorgerGeorger-wh7zf]

Yeah, but the issue with counterfeiting for people doing it is offloading the bills covertly.

[@matthewmckever2312]

Interesting fella. People are always grassed up. Never volunteer information, never pillow talk, always work alone. NO COMMENT. Its not hard to fall into things, people are opportunists without a doubt. Personally I think of it as the 3 steps, 1st time is difficult, morally, ethically it plays on your mind, 2nd time you convince your self you have no choice, 3rd time it's who you are, what you do.

[@GaryWinstonBrown]

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[@Jimpard]

It is always good to have a financial plan. I work with a professional planner and fixed-income strategist in NY. The fixed income portion of your portfolio won't simply serve as a buffer to the volatility of the equity portion of your portfolio, but will provide legitimate income.

[@AnnaKrueger809]

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[@Bradleyschaeffer376]

Found his website easily. It was like the first thing that came up when I searched his name. I'll surely touch basis with him to see what the best step is for me to take right now. THANK YOU!!!

[@Seanmirrer]

It’s unfortunate most people don’t have such information, I don’t really blame people who panic cos lack of information can be a big hurdle. I’ve been making more than $65k passively investing with Samuel Peter Descovich, and I don’t have to do much work. It doesn’t matter if the market is crashing, I will always make good profit returns.

[@Rhgeyer278]

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[@moejuggler6033]

Proud of this dude. Thanks Insider and Jeff Turner for telling the tale.

[@jeffreypatrickturner]

Thanks buddy

[@chamber_hiro256]

This is why I love counterfitters like him, he has a good eye n such for money and it's properties. I respect that

[@NicholasVincent-ol1zk]

countertop guys on another block setting up and framing need a counter fitted. COUNTERTOPS & MORE OVERHEAD DOORHQ

[@melissagrice]

Managing money is different from accumulating wealth, and the lack of investment education in schools may explain why people struggle to maintain their financial gains. I personally benefited from the market crisis as I embrace challenging times while others tend to avoid them. Well, at least my advisor does too, jokingly….

[@ridg3rs]

I agree with you and I believe that Professionals are currently dominating the market since they have access to both the necessary strategy for making money in this industry and exclusive insider market information.

[@Florencecoxx]

I keep wondering how people earn money in financial markets, i tried trading bitcoin on my own made a huge loss and now I'm scared of investing more

[@melissagrice]

Personally, I would always advise getting a professional help so they can steer you through the choppy market.

[@Florencecoxx]

I’m Glad i stumbled on this. Please, if its not too much of a hassle for you, can you drop the details of the expertise that assisted you and how to get in touch with him..?

[@melissagrice]

I get guidance from *Mr Gary Mason Brooks* . Most likely, the internet should have his basic info..

[@mr.stately9205]

The best part about crime docs for fans at least is knowing the best criminals are still out there doing their thing. Just thinking about the amazing counterfeiters we will learn about years from now gives me chills.

[@adrianvelasquez5917]

It’s going to hurt you far more than you think.

[@InsideTrueCrime]

This guy is absolutely brilliant.

[@rowmaster6894]

@@joanfrederick9176 a brilliant criminal tho

[@jeffreypatrickturner]

Thanks Matt!

[@lawsonBlawrence]

I knew I recognized his voice, then he went into details I remembered from your pod. I tune in every ep for the past 6 months. 👏🏼

[@CarrotDugTooDeep]

Back in the 1980's I worked at Burger King and worked all positions, including the cash registers. One of the things that we saw a lot of was that people would tape the corners off of different $20 dollar bills onto a $1 dollar bill. They would use four (4) $20's and cut one corner off of each one. Then, they'd tape all four onto a single $1. It looked hokey, but during the lunch rush, the cashiers would miss them. We'd see one to two per week. The people would buy the cheapest thing on the menu, so they'd get a large amount of change back. I never got burned, but plenty of other cashiers did. We saw that and a lot of quick-change artists that would try changing up what they gave you to pay mid transaction. Those people were usually more successful at getting a lot more back than what they paid. I never got burned on that either.

[@slaw8609]

What's the difference in a fake bill and a fake bill ?

[@bullhornzz]

I'm just imagining your parole officer finding out you got a job at a printing place and being like "You gotta be shitting me 🤦‍♂️" 🤣🤣

[@ADKaizenProductions]

Damn dudes wife got off from having federal charges and breaks up with him. No loyalty.

[@Ellivation]

This part

[@poolmonkey]

I have a feeling there are very intelligent and careful counterfeiters out there making perfect bills, and they'll probably never get caught.

[@Marcos-ri4he]

Mission passed! 100000 respect

[@seanbrazell7095]

This entire series is simply fantastic. Thank you! ALSO: MORE! 👍😉

[@WillN2Go1]

Happy he turned his life around. I always travel internationally with some cash. At the airport I'll exchange some money. This way when I take a taxi I can pay the driver, and I can grab a meal.... After that I mostly just use ATM machines. (Every single currency exchange I've ever gone to outside an airport has been completely crooked. They punch numbers in their calculator and show you.... it's never even close to the rate posted behind them on the wall. Banks are okay but often don't want to exchange money.) And of course in tourist areas a lot of businesses will accept U.S. Dollars. In Asia they pay less for older bills, and older style $50 bills no one accepts. I guess the super counterfeiter in Thailand that got busted well over ten years ago had made a lot of these and they're still in circulation. So if you travel with U.S. cash get your bank to give you only the newest bills.

[@csmlouis]

Yep, also do not fold or exchange the bill with stain or marking. The currency exchangers in the SEA are notoriously strict.

[@DOC_951]

Yes yes… turned his life around… AFTER being caught by the fbi

[@thesmallterror]

You bank probably has a service for ordering foreign currency super close to the true mid-market exchange rate. Its best to grab cash before you leave your home country.

[@TheOneAndOnlyOuuo]

@@thesmallterror Banks in my country have all closed their services for travel cash. The largest banks don't even deal in cash at all anymore. Nothing to do with the world's situtation, just what we call "progress".

[@jimpatterson5333]

Yeah, I just get my foreign currency from an ATM now. I have a good bank that uses the actual exchange rate and reimburses me for the ATM fee. I keep a couple hundred Euro and UK Pounds at home so I have some cash when I get there, but I get the rest from local ATMs.

[@edgarxii.]

The greatest crimes in the world are not committed by people breaking the rules but by people following the rules.

[@tappajaav]

What is that even supposed to mean?

[@tonyb3083]

I’m all ready to start printing out $10,000 bills.

[@freddiemoody06]

Should have paid his bail in crisp $100 bills

[@larryonting]

Thanks for sharing your story Jeff. I learned something useful today. I'm glad you're doing well. Sorry to hear about your family issues. Crime really doesn't pay, people.

[@paulsimons769]

Family issues? He was a junkie 😅

[@larryonting]

@@paulsimons769Well, he did own up to it. He didn't make any excuse. Didn't blame his wife or anyone else. Sure, he's a junkie and what he did was illegal. He paid for his crime and now is making a clean living. I'd say we can give him a second chance, don't you agree?

[@lawrencecole6527]

I've seen this before in a different format but it's a great story.

[@cryptobreakthrough]

Thanks for the teachings I was able to make a counterfeit bills and start a business in Korea

[@thecoolrich]

Just the guy I needed to hear from, his story is very fascinating!! I only wish this video was longer

[@-jamesbond]

There's a handful of interviews with him and his story

[@jamesburk8145]

They don't mention it here but counterfeiting isn't always just about the money. The reason we have a secret service for the treasury department is because if you get enough counterfeit money into circulation you can have an impact on an economy. That mattered a lot more when the US was a smaller nation but it was a way a foreign power could destabilize the country so it's really a matter of national security. I think some years back China actually attempted to do that on a smaller scale because we got FLOODED with chinese counterfeits for a while.

[@AndSaveAsManyAsYouCan]

During WW2, the "germans" were counterfeiting the U.S. Indian head gold coins.

[@FHL-Devils]

There's nothing the Chinese won't counterfeit ;)

[@301stface3]

Basically inflation. That's what the fed and every other central bank does, create money, in order to transfer resources from the public to the institutions that create the new money.

[@nunion12]

Hitler actually attempted to drop fake notes to destabilize the Zuk economy

[@MatthewMakesAU]

Nazi Germany tried this during the war. Look up Operation Bernhard