Forty Thousand Dollars in Marked Bills Found in a Safe Deposit Box

before his lawyer could finish.

“The bills are worthless, Your Honor,” Raymond said, his words coming in his usual rapid, clipped cadence.

“They are covered in purple and red stamps, like play money, and she knows it.”

“Mr. Vance, please let your counsel speak,” the judge said, his voice dropping into a low, warning register.

Raymond tapped his watch crystal continue reading …