PORTLAND — Authorities have arrested two people they say have been spending counterfeit money in Maine.
Authorities say since October, nearly $30,000 in counterfeit money from the same source has been passed in and around Maine.
Police say Jamal Bradberry and Brittany Wildes of Westbrook were arrested last week for allegedly buying merchandise with fake $100 bills, then returning the items for real money.
The Bangor Daily News reports they made their first appearance Friday in federal court in Portland.
Wildes was released on personal recognizance. Bradberry, who is wanted on a warrant out of New York state, was held without bail.
Police say a search of the couple’s apartment earlier this month uncovered 63 counterfeit $100 bills, $9,300 in genuine currency and items allegedly purchased with the fake money.
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