A Tennessee man, Devin Johnson, was charged for allegedly using counterfeit money to purchase $160,000 in jewelry from a downtown shop. Johnson, 20, was arraigned on larceny charges after the shop employees discovered the bills were fake, marked with the phrase 'In Prop We Trust'. Johnson and his partner initially flaunted their crime on social media. They bought various luxury items, including watches and bracelets before investigators linked them through video footage and a rented vehicle. Arrest warrants were issued in June following thorough police investigations, leading to his arraignment and a stay-away order from the shop.
The facts here outline an incredibly audacious scheme to purchase real jewelry—and hugely expensive jewelry at that—with phony money, which eventually came undone through thorough, tenacious work by Boston police detectives.
Two men allegedly paid $160,000 in cash for several expensive items from a Temple Place jewelry shop on April 23, prosecutors said.
Detectives obtained arrest warrants in June after identifying Johnson and his partner through video surveillance footage.
The bills had the words 'In Prop We Trust' written on them, resembling ones used in movies, according to detectives.
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