Two St Mary men charged for allegedly using fake US currency to make purchase
Published:Friday | April 3, 2026 | 9:48 AM
Two men from St Mary have been charged after allegedly using counterfeit United States currency to make purchases at a business establishment in Oracabessa.
Charged are 25-year-old shop operator Kevin Farquharson, otherwise called ‘Lewis’, of Clarks Town district, Retreat, and 29-year-old construction worker Robert Gray of Three Hill district, Retreat.
Both men have been slapped with charges of possession of counterfeit notes, uttering counterfeit notes, and obtaining goods by false pretence following the incident on Monday, March 30.
Reports from the Oracabessa police are that about 1:00 a.m., the men ordered several items, each amounting to $2,050, and tendered two US$50 notes as payment.
They reportedly received their change in Jamaican currency before leaving the establishment.
Checks carried out after the transaction later revealed that the US notes were counterfeit, prompting a report to the police.
The police say the men returned to the establishment on Wednesday, April 1, when the authorities were summoned.
Upon arrival, the lawmen took both individuals into custody, and they were subsequently charged.
Their court date is currently being finalised.
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