Columbia News Tonight 0502 Closing

And finally tonight, an item from the crime blotter. A Texas man was arrested after stealing a check from his girlfriend’s mother and trying to cash it at a bank. The charges included forgery. What may have tipped the teller off was the check’s amount — $360 billion dollars. That’s right — billion. Ten zeroes.

Charles Ray Fuller, who hoped to start his own record label, was released on bail. Lucky for Fuller, it was a lot less than the check he tried to cash – just $3,750. He was not allowed to pay by check.

That’s our report tonight, for all of us at Columbia News Tonight, I’m Martha St. Jean. And I’m Yang Guo, have a good night and good weekend.

~ by supermann on May 2, 2008.