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Polish Authorities Seize $100 Million In Fake U.S. Bonds


Polish authorities say eight suspects are being investigated for alleged counterfeiting after they were found in possession of $100 million in fake U.S. Treasury bonds.

Poland's Central Anticorruption Bureau said the suspects -- three Poles, two Italians, two Ukrainians, and a Moldovan woman -- were arrested in southeastern Poland on March 18.

No further details about the case were immediately available.

With reporting by AP and dpa

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