HOUGHTON, MI-- A Hancock man has been arrested for making fake money.
Nicholas Edwards, 26, was taken into custody by the Houghton Police Department after a local business filed a complaint about suspected counterfeit money. Police obtained a search warrant for a Hancock residence and seized a large amount of fake cash on Sunday.
Edwards is charged with counterfeiting—possession of coins, punishable by up to life in prison. He remains lodged in the Houghton County Jail on a $100,000 cash surety bond.
A preliminary exam is set for December 14.
