Wal-Mart Customer Tried To Use Badly Counterfeited Cash: Police

LUTZ, FL — Brendan Michael Sigismondi, who was already being held at Land O' Lakes Detention Facility, is now facing charges of passing counterfeit bills at a Lutz Wal-Mart.

Detective Cardillo identified Sigismondi as the man on a security tape trying to purchase a Wal-Mart gift card with three counterfeit $20 bills. Two of the bills, police said, had the same serial number — a clear sign that they were fakes.

The bills also lacked the "proper security features" genuine U.S. currency carries, according to the police report.

Cardillo reportedly had an "extensive history" with Sigismondi, who police say had previously been arrested for possessing and using counterfeit money.

Cardillo re-arrested Sigismondi on Monday at the detention center.

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