Thieves Get A Taste Of Their Own "Funny Money"

[Champ]

Some thieves got a taste of their own "money" when they passed counterfeit bills at an area Wal-Mart store.

In a bizarre twist that involved two transactions and three different trips to the Wal-Mart Store in Westwood, employees were determined to teach them a lesson.

The employees are calling the thieves the dumbest criminals in the Tri-state.

They say they sued their counterfeit money to buy items, but later returned those items to get a cash refund of legitimate bills.

But the store manager had a different idea.

"A male, black, came into the store, purchased approximately $400 worth of merchandise --a DVD player, some DVDs," said Lieutenant Russ Neville, a Cincinnati police officer.

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