Bad Burlington Bills: NY Men Indicted on Counterfeiting Charges

BURLINGTON, MA - Three New York men accused of participating in an allegedly counterfeit bill scheme last November have been indicted by a Middlesex grand jury..

Michael Atkins, 20, of Brooklyn, New York, was indicted on charges of possessing over 10 counterfeit notes, possession of counterfeit notes, uttering counterfeit notes, being a common utterer of counterfeit notes, and conspiracy.

Inuwa Braimah, 21, of the Bronx, New York, New York, was charged with possessing over 10 counterfeit notes, possession of counterfeit notes, and conspiracy.

Ibrhima Dukuray, 21, of the Bronx, New York, was charged with possessing over 10 counterfeit notes, possession of counterfeit notes, and conspiracy.

The three New York men were arrested after allegedly passing counterfeit $100 bills at Bed Bath and Beyond and The Paper Store in Burlington on Nov. 15, 2016.

According to the Burlington Police Department, officers responded to Bed Bath & Beyond in Burlington for a report of two men trying to purchase goods with counterfeit money at 2:30 p.m. By 3 p.m., police received a separate report of male suspects trying to use counterfeit money at the Paper Store.

Police confronted four suspects in the area of Middlesex Commons, and arrested three of them. A fourth suspect fled on foot and has not been captured.

Image: Michael Akins, Ibrahima Kurkaray and Inuwa Braimah via the Burlington Police Department.