NY Man Tries Using Counterfeit Money for Bail

It was bad enough when Cyheam Forney made an illegal left turn in front of a Suffolk County police sergeant. That was just the start.

After being pulled over by Sgt. Daniel Lynch, Forney, 31, couldn't produce a license. Nor did he have any other identification. Forney gave Lynch his name, and Lynch ran his name. Turns out that Forney's license had been suspended 35 times.

Taken to the Second Precinct in Huntington, Forney was issued summonses for the illegal turn, too-dark tinted windows, unlicensed operation, and sub-standard tires. Whoa.

The good thing was, he was offered $500 bail.

The bad thing was, when he tried to pay with cash, one of the officers noticed one of the bills looked - well, fake. "He said some guy gave it to him when he was playing dice the night before," Lynch said.

Forney arraigned Friday in First District Court in Central Islip and held on $5,000 bail for felony possession of a forged instrument and $2,500 bail for the moving violations.