ROUND POND — A Round Pond man was arrested and charged with possessing and distributing counterfeit US currency in the Mid-Coast area.
This morning, members of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Damariscotta Police Department and US Secret Service executed a search warrant on Moxie Cove Road in Round Pond at the residence of Tobin Burnham, age 32.
The warrant and arrest were a result of an onging investigation into the passing of numerous counterfeit bills (U.S. currency) in the towns of Damariscotta, Newcastle, and Waldoboro. Most of the counterfeir bills passed were $20 demoninations with a few $5 bills also passed. The investigation began after Damariscotta, Waldoboro police and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office received complaints from local businesses and financial institutions who had received the counterfeit bills.
Burnham was arrested on the Class B charge of Aggravated Forgery and transported to the Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset.
The investigation continues and anyone with information concerning this investigation is asked to contact Detective Scott Hayden of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office at 882-7332 or shayden@co.lincoln.me.us.
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