Deputies searching a Slidell-area home found $22,613 in counterfeit currency.
Credit: St. Tammany Parish Sheriff s Office Author: WWL Staff Updated: 3:34 PM CDT May 10, 2021
SLIDELL, La. Five people are in custody after authorities executing a search warrant for a different crime found evidence of a money counterfeiting operation in Slidell last month.
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff s Office said deputies made the discovery on March 30 when deputies searching a Slidell-area home found $22,613 in counterfeit currency.
Warrants were issued for the home’s two residents, identified as 28-year-old Monteia Dumas and 47-year-old Lynn Pommier on charges of criminal conspiracy 609 counts of monetary instrument abuse.
St. Tammany Parish deputies make arrests in counterfeit money investigation The St. Tammany Parish Sheriffâs Office has arrested five individuals in connection with the manufacturing of counterfeit money. (Source: STPSO) By Chris Finch | May 10, 2021 at 3:21 PM CDT - Updated May 10 at 3:22 PM
ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. (WVUE) - The St. Tammany Parish Sheriffâs Office arrested five people in connection with alleged manufacturing of counterfeit money.
On March 30, while executing a search warrant at a Slidell-area residence as part of a separate investigation, STPSO patrol deputies located $22,613 in counterfeit currency inside the home, according to investigators.
STPSO detectives arrested Lynn Pommier, 47, and Monteia Dumas, 21. for L.R.S. 14:26 Criminal Conspiracy and 609 counts of L.R.S. 14:72.2 Monetary Instrument Abuse.