Pittsburgh Man Jailed, Passing Phony $1Million Dollar Bill

A Pittsburgh man handed a $1 million bill to a cashier at a supermarket for his groceries. But when the Giant Eagle employee refused and a manager confiscated the bogus bill, the man flew into a rage, police said.The man slammed an electronic funds-transfer machine into the counter and reached for a scanner gun, police said.Police arrested the man, who was not carrying identification and has refused to give his name to authorities. He is being held in the Allegheny County Jail.Since 1969, the $100 bill is the largest note in circulation.The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that Police believe the $1 million note seized at the supermarket may have originated at a Dallas-based ministry. Last year, the ministry distributed thousands of religious pamphlets with a picture of President Grover Cleveland on a $1 million bill.

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